Our next bird may lack the Disney-esque cuteness of the owls but more than makes up for it in sheer skill.

Often enough, the dance is little more than an exhibition, or a testing of sheer skill.

And the sheer skill with which the play develops is extraordinary.

The shows are about the amazing possibilities of defying gravity and about sheer physical skill.

In terms of sheer painterly skill, Demuth was the virtuoso.

This may not be America's greatest generation of statesmen, but in terms of sheer political skill, we have rarely seen its equal.

Through mighty effort and sheer skill, he managed to keep his balance and remain upright.

Once again the inspiration the sheer skill of Hoddle shone through.

He should have played for England more, there was no doubting Allen's sheer skill.

Even in terms of sheer skill, the difference is not all that great between one country and another.