| In a masterstroke of casting, He plays Vanya as a bored and disappointed man who entertains himself by playing the Glasgow wind-up merchant. |
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| What a masterstroke of Charles to have his mother, Her Majesty the Queen, make the first speech! |
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| In a masterstroke, organisers have slaved this blood and tarred squawker for a final fling at the Commonwealth Games. |
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| Later, after Europe's American opponents had been smoothly despatched, McGinley's ploy was hailed as a masterstroke of organisation. |
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| His decision to switch Kaka to a more advanced position just behind a lone striker proved a masterstroke. |
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| You have succeeded in giving a broad public the impression that the Brussels compromise is your masterstroke. |
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| In deciding to renew the team Malo for this occasion and to crew with Loïc Féquet, the new Hobie Wild Cat team came up with a masterstroke. |
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| Nevertheless, this fine tactical masterstroke level with the Breton coast has come good on two counts. |
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| Conservative Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's second budget has been labeled by some as a political masterstroke. |
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| It was a masterstroke to cast Riva, whose sweetness of face and manner is as unfaded as that of any actress alive. |
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| The recruitment of Rob Jones was a masterstroke worthy of a club that had a rich tradition of mining gems from the lower leagues. |
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| Back in 1997, Australia's delegation pulled what they saw as a masterstroke during post-midnight negotiations on the final day in Japan. |
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| Another brilliant masterstroke is the trio's introduction of electro influences on tracks such as Easy Influenced and The Evil Eve. |
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| And by bringing Mario Balotelli back to English football, he will be trying to pull off another masterstroke. |
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| Far beyond a simple exotic meeting, Unit holds a true and deep craving for diversity, and mainly thanks to the masterstroke integration of accordion to the initial jazz style of the band. |
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| The government's sweeping anti-terror legislation, seen as a political masterstroke when introduced, ultimately inspired a massive outcry that echoed from every establishment pulpit in the country. |
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| Not quite a masterstroke on Hodgson's part, but not far off and fully justifying the manager's belief that Sweden might be susceptible to defending crosses. |
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| In my opinion, unjustly and overly often criticized in the media, Lady Gaga makes a masterstroke, who will make retain the silence at the acerbic criticism from many persons. |
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| A specialist in transmitting the legend of the world's most famous passenger liner, Romain Jérôme has produced a genuine masterstroke with this exceptional limited series of 9 watches. |
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| The club then pulled the masterstroke of signing Alfredo di Stéfano, and with Francisco Gento and Miguel Muñoz, Madrid set about dominating European football. |
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| It turned out to be a masterstroke and, as if that were not enough, the licence to get forward he accorded full-backs Clodoaldo and Piazza proved a resounding success. |
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| Movado's creation last year of the Eliro was a masterstroke. It anticipated the contemporary trend for elegant and sporty watches and started off a whole new craze. |
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| Applying a brilliant offensive strategy and deploying every ounce of their energy in manoeuvring, the two navigators pulled off a masterstroke by making an easterly crossing along two main lines. |
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| It proved a masterstroke as Chipperfield showed the kind of goalscoring form that kick-started his career in attack with two-time Australian champions Wollongong Wolves a decade ago. |
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| The appointment that Jason Turner made with our support has been a bit of a masterstroke for us. |
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| Liverpool's owners have escaped serious critical attention thanks to the masterstroke of recruiting such a magnetic character. |
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| You never know, it could yet prove to be a masterstroke by Brendan Rodgers. |
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| His home debut versus Calvisano was greeted by a capacity crowd and the signing was regarded as a marketing masterstroke. |
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| McNamara's axing of Rangi Chase, in favour of forgotten man Gareth Widdop, will either prove to be a masterstroke or bring to an ignominious end his four-year tenure. |
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| And unfortunately for Europe, the United States have pulled off a masterstroke by appointing Tom Watson as skipper for the 2014 match at Gleneagles. |
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| Placed cunningly in the Masterstroke section of the fest, the film has been a primary tool for the organisers to draw audience attention towards the section. |
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