1.   Baryshnikov sought to rein him in, but it was impossible to harness an ambitious young dancer whose technical skill gave him a freedom that few dancers have.

2.   After so little practice, however, my quick multiplication skills nearly give me a headache, so I give it a rest.

3.   But he believed his engineering and drafting skills would give the company a competitive advantage.

4.   Former contestants often tell him that the interviewing skills they developed give them an edge in the job market, he says.

5.   In hiring Beecher, they gained a preacher whose convictions and pulpit skills gave him national stature.

6.   In this tight job market, foreign language skills are giving some candidates an edge.

7.   Those skills will give you the information you need to make decisions in a rapidly changing environment.

8.   Young people can pick up another language very quickly, and their bilingual skills can give them a boost when they enter the job market.

9.   Those skills give Portugal an edge over the Poles.