well-honed

• “The style of his work can be judged from a review of Liaisons, which praised a racy, colloquial and accurate translation, a concise, well-honed, elegant introduction and helpful and informative notes.”

  On Douglas Parmée

• “But this chronic absence of honest and open government was offset by another factor: Gaddafi's well-honed ability to manipulate people and events.”

  The Guardian: Gaddafi: a vicious, sinister despot driven out on tidal wave of hatred

• “At the end of their rigorous and lengthy process of training, and when they have achieved full operational status, these individuals possess a wealth of knowledge and have well-honed and acute mental and physical skills.”

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• “In probably his best role to date, Logue put his well-honed comedic and dramatic skills to use in depicting the lost soul that was Hank Dolworth, whose self-destructiveness was both pitiful and sympathetic.”

  Emmys: TVGuide.com's Picks for Lead Actor in a Drama

• “His slow, slightly drawling voice disguises a properly agile comic mind, and as you might expect, he comes out with a constant stream of very funny, well-honed jokes.”

  The Guardian: This week's new comedy: Edinburgh special

• “His tales of embarrassment at the playground gate and attempts at teenage poetry are highlights of a well-honed set.”

  The Guardian: This week's new comedy

• “Entertainment predominates, but entertainment with smarts, and a well-honed edge.”

  The Wall Street Journal: 'Margin Call': Thrills, Chills of Financial Ills

• “The vehicle took plenty of man hours, good design and well-honed math skills, but the end result proves that future-forward vehicles can be built with the technology of today.”

  300% More Efficient Saturn VUE Wins EcoCAR Challenge | Inhabitat

• “The belief that you can just kind of much (muck?) around for years and then turn things around with a clever speech or single well-honed micro-initiative is what leads to a pernicious level of passivity”

  Matthew Yglesias » The Outlook and the Economy

• “The belief that you can just kind of much around for years and then turn things around with a clever speech or single well-honed micro-initiative is what leads to a pernicious level of passivity.”

  Matthew Yglesias » The Outlook and the Economy

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