successful stroke
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We now, however, quit the subject—interesting, indeed, and all-important—of the tariff, with the deliberate expression of our opinion, that it is, taken as a whole, a very bold, masterly, and successful stroke of policy.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 by Various
He tore off the wrapper eagerly, for now at last he would learn whether he had made a bold and successful stroke, or only a frightful mistake.
From The Giant's Robe by Anstey, F.
The successful stroke made in September at Copenhagen filled the Czar with solicitude; for, like his ally, he had hoped to gain time, and such promptness in imitating Napoleon's contempt for neutral rights dismayed him.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
He was convicted at the next sessions, and sentenced to seven years' transportation; and the "celebrated" firm of Flint and Sharp, derived considerable lustre, and more profit, from this successful stroke of professional dexterity.
From The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney by Warren, Samuel
I may successively bend all my energies upon the winning of a game, the doing of a successful stroke of business, the defeat of a social rival, the success of a philanthropic undertaking.
From A Handbook of Ethical Theory by Fullerton, George Stuart
