Sentence examples for Comprehend the magnitude of from inspiring English sources

Officials and residents were still struggling on Thursday night to comprehend the magnitude of the damage.

Twelve days are not nearly enough to comprehend the magnitude of the catastrophes that hit Japan starting March 11.

"I am concerned that many people on this continent may not comprehend the magnitude of the direct threat to European security," Mr. Gates said.

How can we begin to comprehend the magnitude of that, or of the cascade of disasters before or since, let alone sympathize?

A month after the storm, the couple was still struggling to comprehend the magnitude of the damage that their three-and-a-half-year-old business had withstood.

It wouldn't be until later that day, when I saw video after video of the horrific tsunami damage being played on TV, that I began to really comprehend the magnitude of the disaster.

Apparently, only those watching comprehended the magnitude of what Ledecky, 15, had done on the sport's biggest stage.

We in the liberal world have yet to comprehend the magnitude and coherence of the challenge.

WHEN: 19-23 April, 2004 WHERE: Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda The Entebbe workshop will help national, multi-sectoral teams to comprehend the magnitude and urgency of the problem, and build their skills for implementing the five actions.

Finally, we provide patients, providers, and policy makers with an alternative way to comprehend the magnitude and duration of risk after hospitalization by comparing risk among patients recently discharged from hospital with people in the general elderly population matched for age, sex, and race.

When he says of the risks we face, "if this sounds apocalyptic, it is," he underscores the challenge of awakening those who don't comprehend the sheer magnitude of what is at stake.