1.   And this designer, who is a whiz with chiffon, used it with a sure hand in a great group of gray dresses, sometimes paired with sweaters.

2.   As in her best earlier work, she demonstrates a sure hand as she firmly guides this latest excursion down the tormented path of self-inflicted ruin.

3.   A younger girl would have given Arcand, who has a sure hand at the comedy of insecurity, more ammunition for his picture.

4.   But he has sure hands and almost always is productive.

5.   But in sure hands the formula works.

6.   But it takes a sure hand to know when to eliminate the superfluous and let a story unfold on its own terms.

7.   But that is all the more reason for Neal to be commended for his sure hand.

8.   But when perfected with obvious athletic talent, soft, sure hands and surprising strength, they remain unstoppable.

9.   Each page is fueled by the standard bag of caper-novel tricks, executed with a fresh voice and a sure hand.

10.   Director Mel Smith, a sure hand at slapstick, keeps things clicking along until a rather disorienting change of scene for the finale.