What they have in common is political skills honed far sharper than those of their predecessors.

What carry the day are imagination, enthusiasm, skills honed through years of managing an entire household now so simple for one's self.

She wanted his test-taking skills honed, as quickly and efficiently as possible.

A skill he had honed for his repertoire of seductions.

She has been trained, her special attributes strengthened, skills honed and developed to a high degree over the years.

Half-growling: "Your methods are too damned subtle to keep an assassin's skills properly honed."

He transferred the skills honed litigating in a courtroom to a new profession: acting.

The precision demanded of her by law honed Ireland's logical skills.

In 2006, Cahoone focused on singing, songwriting, and guitar playing, skills she'd been honing for nearly 15 years on her own.

This skill he honed and later used in his early boxing career.