Eventually, even with the most skillful manipulation. . .How could he explain reneging on his promises of manumission?

The affected persons can perform work that requires skillful manipulation, regardless of their handicap.

They also become more distinctively hers, less the skillful manipulation of a quick study.

The point is that for some reason historians all too often choose to overlook the ancients' skillful manipulation of nature.

A few moments at the back door and the old lock succumbed to the skillful manipulations of the darkly clad intruder.

The Scherzo is the center here, with its highly skillful manipulations of meter and phrase lengths.

Rarely do you see such skillful manipulation by anonymous sources whose policy agenda is never revealed to readers.

These are all spectacular public spaces, rooms in which Mr. Meier's skillful manipulation of geometry produces lyrical results.

Centuries ago, when King David took Jerusalem, he did so by a skillful manipulation of the water supply, inspired construction and main force.

His work is distinguished by skillful manipulation and lifelike depiction.