“I noticed how he paled and saw traces of fear in his eyes even if he masked them skillfully.”

“The film builds suspense in a skillfully organic manner, then never pays off.”

“Bhim, our Nepalese boatman on the sweep oar, skillfully hauls the raft around so that we hit the wave bow-on.”

“Three cheers therefore for the man, who a day later in The Times skilfully twitted his ignorant colleague.”

“Even with its uneven moments, it is a skilfully written book that never stops inventing.”

“The chilling realities of street life are skilfully combined with the familiar trappings of adolescence to create a tense, powerful drama.”