The intricate network of lives around him is woven in such an artful manner that reality and fiction are barely distinguishable.

Primed in this artful manner, Mr Pecksniff presented himself at dinner-time in such a state of suavity, benevolence, cheerfulness, politeness, and cordiality, as even he had perhaps never attained before.

The information he had given to Government was critically well-timed, and his extreme plausibility, with the extent of his intelligence, and the artful manner in which he contrived to assume both merit and influence, had, to a certain extent, procured him patrons among Ministers.

Several more ornately carved chests were arranged in an artful manner around the room.

He deftly depicts the struggles of Native Americans to survive in a world that remains hostile to their very survival, and he does so in an honest and artful manner.

"They're all characteristic of our modern times, and although people are sometimes disdainful of these practices, they still afford domestic listeners a chance to express themselves musically and in an artful manner," he said.

Compass's commitment to releasing worthwhile yet overlooked music and to packaging it in a thoughtful and even an artful manner has given it a cachet not unlike that of Windham Hill and Rykodisc, labels that have also carved out niches for themselves.

And he has done so in a most artful manner.

It is not just that it is this wonderful slice of New York or Americana, but that it captures the human condition at this time and in this place from one perspective in a beautifully artful manner.

Twirling is any of several art forms, hobbies, or sport and recreational activities accomplished by spinning or rotating the twirled object either for exercise, or in a rhythmic, or otherwise artful manner.