11.  The TNCs are extraordinarily adept at creating and managing the transnational managerial and corporate bourgeoisies.

12.  According to the journalist who had written the article, he was equally adept at raiding hearts.

13.  Keeping everything from her had been incredibly tough, particularly since Candy was highly adept at winkling out secrets, but Adam had been completely inflexible on the subject.

14.  Americans should not forget that Bush, despite his rhetoric, has been adept at reaching accommodations with the Democrats on important issues.

15.  Although he was adept at the rhetoric of dialectical Marxism and a close friend of the Soviets, Sassou-Nguesso favored sharply cut suits over military uniforms.

16.  Although school counselors are adept at spotting suicidal students or those with drug problems, predicting who will become violent is a shade of gray.

17.  American critics of his early work conceded that Fuller was adept at making pictures for little money.

18.  An intense yet restrained woman, Mrs. Norman was adept at mixing people and objects from different spheres.

19.  And Armstrong was highly adept at transferring the feel of a live performance to wax.

20.  And Barry Guthary, director of the securities division in Massachusetts, says clearing firms in any event are adept at covering their tracks.