1.   The photographer is known for her deft use of lighting.

2.   Fox quickly retreated, and Mexicans realized they had witnessed the deft use of a U.S.-style political tactic, the trial balloon.

3.   He makes deft use of modern technology in his search for waves, and yet he is no friend of the technology.

4.   Jeffreys makes deft use of the sort of competitive, frivolous dialogue one associates with Restoration theater.

5.   One theme present in many of the winning programs this year was a partnership between government and private industry, or a deft use of non-government resources by government.

6.   Several, however, faulted him for failing to keep a closer eye on a venture whose success hinged on the deft use of an infant technology.

7.   The better wines become well knit, with the oak augmenting the natural flavors the way the deft use of salt aids in cooking.

8.   The deft use of dream sequences or tricky camera moves.