Sentence examples similar to Acquire command of from inspiring English sources

The combined fleets of France and Spain had acquired command of the English Channel, and a French army of 50,000 waited for the propitious moment to board their transports.

His first language was English, and only upon entering politics did he acquire a command of Chinese as well as Malay and Tamil.

He continued his work in piano and theory as well as quartet playing, all the while acquiring a command of English, largely by immersing himself in television westerns.

That means freedom, not being forced to marry someone, and it means newcomers quickly acquiring a command of English, with consequences for those who break the rules". I agree with that and so does the Jewish community.

Although widely read in Greek literature, he made mistakes of translation that would be unnatural if he had spent any length of time in Greece and had acquired the command of Greek normal among his contemporaries.

The 2nd Shock Army crossed Lake Peipus in 5 11 September and acquired command over the Emajõgi front.

"Although Dino was bowled over by her looks, he doubted if she could acquire a sufficient command of English before shooting began".

Supplying the means of acquiring an adequate command of The Spoken Language in All Departments of Daily Life".

Thus, he acquired an impressive command of the Jutland dialect and the materials for his short stories.

Some of these fathers have acquired such a command of the syllabus that it is a pity they are not themselves sitting the papers.

Fritz learned English and acquired the complete command of the language that enabled him later on to write with grace and style.