Thesaurus entry: ability

Article: Lack of 'savoir-faire'.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin;  May 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... activities, and the lack of "savoir-faire or the lack of political ... woefully lacking is political "savoir-faire that calls for the ability to act in any situation or ... indecision, and lack of "savoir-faire for which the spectacle of ...

Dictionary definition: savoir faire
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English;      270 words ...savoir faire noun (also savoir-faire ) E19 French (literally, ‘to know how to do’). The instinctive ability to act suitably in any situation; tact.

Article: British business lacks savoir-faire of ...
M2 Presswire;  December 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... PRESSWIRE-8 December 2005-CILT: British business lacks savoir-faire of international communication(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... language awareness, language-management strategies and the ability to respond to international clients and suppliers, according ...

Article: In the spirit of savoir-faire, a memoir of Black ...
New York Amsterdam News;  September 16, 1998 ;     700+ words ...New York Amsterdam News 09-16-1998 In the spirit of savoir-faire, a memoir of Black politics "Everybody likes to go to Geneva ... many 13-year-olds do. But the doubts about competitive ability had been well sown. Also by age 13, I had intuitively developed ...

Article: Modes d'acquisition des savoir-faire des fabricants ...
Ethnologies;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... il aurait pour objet l'etude des savoir-faire, de leur acquisition et transmission ... aborde les modes d'acquisition des savoir-faire des fabricants d'accordeons diatoniques ... accordeon diatonique quebecois et sur les savoir-faire des fabricants dont nous presentons ...

Article: SAVOIR FAIRE CLOSING IN MIDDLETON, EYEING RETURN TO ...
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  January 22, 2009 ;     425 words ...Byline: Jane Burns Savoir Faire is closing its doors in Middleton ... tough situation for a long time. Savoir Faire opened in 1998. The original store ... Times Kathie Retelle, owner of Savoir Faire, is closing her Middleton store ...

Article: Gift of entertaining with savoir faire.(Life)
The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario);  December 20, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... host, writer and co-creator of Savoir Faire, the home entertaining show still seen ... the recent International Home Show. Savoir Faire was a spigot in a big barrel of wine ... people. I sold the business and quit Savoir Faire to get a chance to kick back. He still ...