Language questionnaire analyses revealed that these cohorts were quite similar in terms of dual home language usage by parents, siblings, and grandparents as well as high self-ratings of language
adeptness and positive attitudes towards both their languages, illustrating the importance of examining the nature and quality of all aspects of language socialization, and the futility of reducing language learning to quantitative amounts of prescribed teaching.
The retailer's
adeptness at ringing up strong sales in a difficult retail environment was evident in the fourth quarter of 2002.
Yet it was precisely Hennetmair's
adeptness at meeting life's everyday demands as well as his diplomatic bonhomie that attracted the cantankerous Bernhard and sustained their friendship for a decade.
I found it curiously moving and relevant at the dawn of the 21st century when humanity is displaying such
adeptness at destroying our forests and plundering our seas.
offers a highly readable text, explains empirical data clearly without unduly burdening the reader with details, and demonstrates an extraordinary
adeptness at synthesizing a broad array of material from philosophy, theology, and the social sciences.
While there are many other books that address Catholic higher education, this volume's distinctiveness lies in its focus on "best practices." To be sure, it does not neglect theoretical elements, but the authors' success is found in their
adeptness in articulating how theory should translate into "best practices" on Catholic college and university campuses.
In addition to its dominant revenue position, the pubcaster has proved its
adeptness at news gathering and docu production as well as entertainment program presentation, posing a threat to not just commercial networks themselves but also their parent national newspapers.
His research identified seven kinds of intelligence - including math and verbal abilities - as well as two personal varieties he called "knowing one's inner world" and "social
adeptness."
The trick is not to drop the bottle, but in a specially-designed obstacle course set in the castle's outer bailey, the waiters' speed and
adeptness will be sorely tested.
These females also scored lower on a test of word knowledge and reading comprehension and on a parent-completed questionnaire about the extent to which they displayed social insight and
adeptness.
Kirk explained that a contender for moderator would be someone with experience in political and current events and who is capable of dealing with the camera and the earpiece, a "certain skill and professional
adeptness" for television.
Ride quality is sumptuous, and the "trailer-towing" package enables the Roadmaster to handle with some
adeptness. And if you find trouble ahead, just honk the most astonishing horn in the industry!
adeptness - skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"