If so, they missed a deft performance of the work.

His groaning Sly is not as crisply comic, but it's a more physically deft performance.

He sat down and watched her deft and diligent performance.

Mr. Bouquet offers a limpid and deft performance, his quick shifts of emotion creating a chill all their own.

But the film relies on the sweet, deft performances the director elicited from his teen-age stars, who spoke Shakespeare's poetry most naturally.

There is a deft performance by Mia Dillon in a supporting role as the policeman's estranged wife.

Indeed, if his deft performance Tuesday is any indication, they may be right.

It stands on its own as a charming, insightful work commanded by Charlotte Gainsbourg's beautiful, deft, touching performance.

In the meantime, this was a deft performance, ably accompanied by Mr. Schwarz.

The Variations Op 44 underscored the point - a wonderfully deft and pointed performance.