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    1. The times that you’re playing games, watching television or any other time waster could be used to exercise, to read a book, to play with your kids or learn a new skill


    2. The skill of his hands and the hormones this body produced and his patience made it more likely she would force him, but there was never a need because he would grant any desire


    3. Communicating with God is a skill that we


    4. effort in developing this skill


    5. She loved to flaunt her skill and never missed an opportunity to do it


    6. Critical thinking, problem solving and logical interpretation develop their abilities and skill rather than memories


    7. He would have to risk his life and put himself between them and the Chip, using every gadget and skill at his disposal to save the precious artifact


    8. Travis may have been the best tattoo artist in Ireland, if not all of Western Europe, but he didn't come close to the skill of this man, at least not when it came to ritual Sak Yant; sacred skin art, Thai style


    9. Only that Travis was his close friend and colleague, because his need was so great and out of respect for Travis’ skill as an artist would he perform this ritual


    10. For Cat, who had never accumulated any sort of ballroom skill in her

    11. It was up to her and her skill with that android to get that starship going and she agreed to try


    12. "Like I just said, you've got the skill with this, I'd rather pretend they didn't have control panels


    13. They were devoted to Joris and I daresay they’ll transfer to JJ very fast … especially as he’s so clearly a member of the family … but if he wants to use his musical skill, there’d be outlets for that


    14. He had never seen such a display of skill


    15. She wondered what kind of person would have that much skill with RNAcid and use it on such a message


    16. Saving life requires great skill


    17. only known that Guard was a good soldier, had skill equal to the captain


    18. The skill was to make it so that it was


    19. so unexpected that it took the dragon all the skill to re-gain level


    20. and it took all the skill to fly properly” said Catwhiskers

    21. As before, I am impressed by the skill of our distant ancestors … I can’t imagine the work and organisation that must have gone into building this place


    22. Keeping my eyes down, I mull over the statement … the last Element? What is he talking about? I haven’t retrieved the last one yet … He goes on to describe how we were pursued by Antis, escaping through Joris’ skill, though stopping short of mentioning that Joris actually killed two men and completely skirting over the actual cause of Joris’ death


    23. explores this fundamental skill and how the many benefits that come from it can advance your


    24. And when they sang and I saw such a bold display of pride and such skill in crafting mantinada they left me astonished and full


    25. He always worked with zeal, with vigour and not without considerable skill and expertise, but the truth was that the television celebrity and his wife were too busy to see the merits of his arguments about the grand old oak tree


    26. The flower was the fruit of his own garden and was blossoming now because of his love for teaching and the many years of hard work that had helped old Ted to attain such levels of skill


    27. Duncan further praised his skill and the man was grinning from ear to ear at the praise he was receiving from these important guests of Lord Tarak


    28. Choice is a skill


    29. The skill comes in when something enters your mind that is other than paying attention to your breathing, say a thought about other things you have to do, a memory, or some feeling or


    30. Therefore, your ability to consciously focus your attention is the most essential skill you can master

    31. Meditation is the best way that I know to gain this skill


    32. you’ll be able to refine this skill much more quickly


    33. vigour and not without considerable skill and expertise, but the


    34. to attain such levels of skill


    35. have the skill needed to decipher these strange


    36. Truthfully, he didn’t think she had the skill


    37. “This is where I first saw anyone turn fishing into a beautiful dance of light and skill


    38. Stan and Charlie, whose innate skill with the language of


    39. She gladly agreed to spend the Dawnsleep with him and found that he was a fabulous adventure because of the skill of his hands and the most especially the length of time he was able to employ them before he needed consummation


    40. Allcock continued, “As we strolled the Park paths, 'on a whim' I guided them by the waters you happened to be fishing and waited for them to notice you, your skill with the rod and, once we were close enough, your equipment

    41. Thank you very much,” demurred Kaitlyn, in quiet ecstasy that her new friend was so taken with her skill and talent


    42. You didn't want to have revealed, so publicly your own formidable skill; lest you might be cast in the same mold as those you so pity for their own lack of depth


    43. Trying to guess their motives was the first step and that was his weakest skill


    44. As Abi leaned forward to remove his tiles, Ben reached for the cushion on the sofa nearby and, with practised skill, he threw it at his sister, catching her full in the stomach …


    45. I realize I have only a background of the most routine education, parents who have granted me my almost every wish, and scant talent or skill for actual life in the real world


    46. Chloe was beside herself, so she resumed the explanation, “It seems that, in the States, there are not candidates of Harold's depth of talent and skill enough to be considered for the vacancy


    47. If there was one skill or task that couldn’t be learned through some


    48. Then he said aloud that he himself was my target, and to loose the arrow with all my skill and strength


    49. fortunes fluctuated depending on the skill of the hunters


    50. His skill with knives was renowned and unrivaled, in this world, or any other world he ever set foot upon














































    1. ‘Dad got an education – trained as a skilled worker and got a job in the aeronautical industry based in Bristol


    2. Herndon had no way to observe for himself what direction the asteroid would emerge, but he was confident the Al-Harron's crew was skilled enough to nudge that asteroid so it would need little correction to strike its target, the Kassikan


    3. were skilled fighters and gifted healers as well


    4. Even Lyla, who was skilled in the art of healing,


    5. It seems that he was as skilled at investment as he was in other fields


    6. He didn't keep Essone around the castle just for sex, though she was outstandingly skilled at it, and equipped with everything his labs could provide


    7. To my surprise, Wiesse comes with Berndt and I, gracefully turning down Berndt’s polite offer that Wiesse should take the reins – they chat idly while I try to work out if this is mere good manners – the younger man deferring to the older – or because Wiesse is a skilled wagon driver, or whatever they are called


    8. One day, attracted by the unrivalled opportunities being offered to skilled people by this new broom sweeping through government’s old and crusty cobwebs of social patronage, two provincial public relations specialists arrived in the city determined to make their fortunes


    9. Our prince was skilled in many ways, not least in his powers of


    10. They are very skilled in the trees and have even been praised by Sonia herself several times

    11. You can hire a college graduate, already skilled in what you need, and you will only have to pay between $200 to


    12. “What they saw was a skilled angler, of modest age, with outstanding equipment, at his leisure in the midst of this grand city, enjoying the out of doors at his luncheon break


    13. were skilled interrogators themselves, and all his


    14. ‘Don’t worry, he’s a skilled investigator and


    15. You’re clearly a highly skilled investigator to


    16. college professor than a skilled agent of the government


    17. In his time upon this world, he had become as skilled a killer as herself – perhaps more so


    18. It wasn’t to say that X’ander wasn’t a skilled killer – far from it


    19. Not because he lost the contest, but because of how skilled and gifted Adros truly was


    20. But for a skilled mage, everything in the environment could be considered a potential weapon

    21. A refined prophetic gift is like a fine sword in the hands of a master swordsman, or a scalpel in the hands of a skilled surgeon


    22. Someone skilled in the prophetic word can slice out darkness and trouble without hurting the patient


    23. If it wasn’t for the quick and skilled elves, they would have been annihilated a long time ago


    24. The word of God is a sharp sword, and our Father is a skilled


    25. The table had not been created by the chisel and hammer of a craftsman, but planted and nurtured to life by the hands of the ancient elves who had been skilled in the lost organic arts -- a mastery of nature which allowed them to manipulate the development of various forms of life


    26. The difference between the wages of skilled labour and those of common labour, is founded


    27. skilled labour ; and that of all country labourers us common labour


    28. No species of skilled labour, however, seems more easy to learn than that of masons


    29. "I heard he was a skilled merchant and a brave warrior


    30. need of a skilled mason and carpenter, but had not a sou

    31. ' "I would be gone, a replacement would take over and you will never know, especially if it has become skilled at keeping conversations focused on its area of expertise


    32. The lowest and least skilled of the village


    33. Mr Kalm, the Swedish traveller, when he gives an account of the husbandry of some of the English colonies in North America, as he found it in 1749, observes, accordingly, that he can with difficulty discover there the character of the English nation, so well skilled in all the different branches of agriculture


    34. Even weakened, he was still a skilled fighter and brilliant killer


    35. Not far behind the trio, the rest of Adros’ children followed – a small, but highly skilled army of elves


    36. At the auction that first day, she’d attracted higher bids than anyone, including one Cypriot who was a skilled woodcarver


    37. not skilled at all or at the very least


    38. Skilled craftsmen were worth a tenth this much


    39. Be prepared to pay for highly skilled support staff, even if you have just an


    40. He wouldn’t know that she was skilled already

    41. He tried not to consider the worst and reminded himself that both Bretons were notably skilled with blades


    42. She felt a flash of embarrassment at her position, chiding herself for not being skilled enough in magecraft to attack the cat without her blade


    43. These men are skilled soldiers, some of the best of the best


    44. If these men are as hell-bent as you say on getting what they conceive of as ‘revenge’ and there’s no telling, being as experienced and skilled as they are as veterans, how DRAFT


    45. But parliament, which gives so little attention to the application of millions, is not likely to give much to that of £13,000 a-year; and the cursitor baron of exchequer, from his profession and education, is not likely to be profoundly skilled in the proper expense of forts and garrisons


    46. Lower demons were not much of a match for a team of eight skilled Guardians


    47. Union commanders for his tenacity and skilled military


    48. His friend must be highly skilled with magic to understand such weaves


    49. He would have to seek out an Ael Tarael skilled in that practice


    50. He is a very skilled fighter and luck had nothing to do with his victories














































    1. appropriate prescriptions for their skilling and development


    1. How else would I have learned my skills? Or got a hold of the really cool gadgets I’ve got


    2. ‘It would require someone with specific skills … have you any idea who might have been able to do that?’


    3. ‘He certainly has the skills and equipment needed to repair the gun


    4. I grope in my handbag for the information which the agency sent me about the job … reading through the job description again … personal assistant to the sales director – all usual computer skills, office practices etc - no problems there


    5. ‘I feel it will use the skills and experience I have acquired over the years


    6. Of course, this means that my knowledge of languages and secretarial skills is entirely indifferent to the company


    7. With his skills as a technician he removed that feature and would not even allow even these animated drawings of women to endure more than a slap on the ass


    8. He could guess plenty of techs that had the skills to get the drop on him, but not one who would use the religious symbolism


    9. Jarome certainly had the skills to create this reality box and stuff him in it, who else could do that, he wasn't sure


    10. Of course Jarome had the skills to record that laugh anywhere

    11. approached by a photographer and learned the skills which he would pursue for the rest of his life


    12. ‘I think Iain might be useful too – he has organisational skills from what I can see


    13. The skills he learned as Alan's father were still with him as he strode it down that ramp


    14. Whilst Poopsie was being taught the skills of


    15. JayJay not only performed in this extravaganza but also compered, introducing with great pride all the students he has helped hone their skills to professional status


    16. They would have to keep working on their juggling skills


    17. It is as if you lose all social skills


    18. On the other hand, if I sit in studying every evening, this could be considered painful while I’m doing it, however in the long term I will have gained skills and knowledge and I could possibly go on and gain better employment


    19. Your talents are innate, whereas knowledge and skills can be acquired


    20. The easily recognizable talent of singing is of no use if you don’t learn your lyrics and then learn the skills necessary to turn this into a strength

    21. Improve my skills of


    22. folk too with his juggling skills


    23. Take sales skills with a score of 5


    24. A year where they both needed to improve their skills and


    25. ‘It is one of the skills I have acquired over the years


    26. Think about it, he spent yesterday using his skills as a … a bodyguard to keep us, his friends, alive; he died today clowning around


    27. Master Jeffery asked them what they could do; and after seeing their writing skills he placed them in charge of detailing the history of the Dragons; they would work directly for him


    28. The older gent's self preservation skills flickered into life as soon as he saw the approaching policemen, and by the time the boys in blue reached the two abandoned children the older gentleman was nowhere to be seen


    29. This of course is very true of an ill person, in fact any person failing in life could be deemed mentally ill, since they are not showcasing the mental skills and tools to live properly


    30. Because he didn't really have the skills to fake the data from the entire expedition, if he had done so, he must have had help

    31. Do you have the skills to remove an encapsulation if you are outside it?"


    32. Terry was amazed at the transformation in his skills


    33. “You’re as delusional as Alan,” was what she said, “But without the skills to make it happen


    34. He lead his country through all of the qualifying matches with an authority that mixed stern determination with the most sublime football skills that the world had ever seen


    35. ‘Heartless women!’ he said good naturedly, obviously accustomed to the fact that his son does not rate his practical skills


    36. “This is where my warriors train to hone their skills,” Lord Tarak explained


    37. In the two hours between finishing the evening’s murderous chores and Ken’s return from the pub, Helen Roach’s insidiously persuasive skills were brought to bear on her daughter, convincing Lucy that she had killed her step-brother, but that her mother loved her so much that so long as Lucy never uttered another word on the subject of Alan’s disappearance, then she would protect her forever and a day


    38. Meditation trains your awareness and your skills of attention


    39. Although he didn’t have the skills or techniques to


    40. skills that far exceed anything we’re consciously aware

    41. She has need of your skills and asks that you come


    42. Rayne had used her Eloi skills and paid a visit to Lord Boras’ Hold


    43. Exceptional organizational skills and a deductive mind that rivaled most were his best traits


    44. sublime football skills that the world had ever seen


    45. society as a middle-aged man with no skills or


    46. management skills that conquer the issues before them they know that very


    47. I have skills and I sold them, making simple drugs for the other prisoners


    48. Of course he didn’t really know what genes did what and how they were inherited, but he’d seen many skills run in families


    49. regiment, where he had minimal opportunity to use his skills


    50. “And those skills will be useful, but you are here to learn – and














































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    Synonyms for "skill"

    science skill accomplishment acquirement acquisition attainment art occupation craft vocation job handicraft expertise proficiency adeptness dexterity competence talent deftness

    "skill" definitions

    an ability that has been acquired by training


    ability to produce solutions in some problem domain