It adroitly managed to tap into the darker undercurrent of Scottish society in the post-Thatcher era, capturing its counter-cultural rejection of mainstream values in its ethos.

What my daughter will say-" Poirot managed adroitly to help the good lady to replace the contents of her handbag, and he then shepherded her towards the door.

This they adroitly managed, killing 200 Royal Army troops and capturing 2,400 more by 13 January.

The two adroitly managed the Bugs and Meyer Mob with its reputation as one of the most violent Prohibition gangs.

Joan Lunoe and Molly Niles, who play the brides, manage adroitly to be both tough cookies and folk icons.

Oonya had meant to talk seriously with Ginny, but with a cunning she would not have believed the girl capable of, her stepdaughter managed adroitly to avoid it.

During all this he adroitly managed to steal a short-bladed knife.

Properly timed and adroitly managed, that piece of 'business' is, in my experience, hardly ever unsuccessful in causing irrepressible merriment.