In this, her first solo album, she reveals a happy affinity for Berlioz's style, assisted by a fine command of French and a gift for spinning long vocal lines that never lose their essential energy.
And his latest and greatest recent asset, apart from an easy, smiling manner and a fine command of French and English, is his friendship with George Papandreou, his Greek counterpart, who is perhaps even more responsible for the two countries' current rapprochement.
A social activist, Jean mixed freely in the diverse world of Montreal's ethnic communities, honing a perfect command of French and English in the process.
Because he had a good command of French, he worked for the Ministry of Education in the translation office for two years and later translated the works of several major French poets and playwrights.
Andrade had a solid command of French, and read Rimbaud and the major Symbolists.
In May 1953, French Premier René Mayer appointed Henri Navarre, a trusted colleague, to take command of French Union Forces in Indochina.
The patient left his home country 10 years earlier after a war, and has very limited command of French.
Thanks to my command of French, I even got a private tour on a dinner cruise along the Seine one night.
While I did not come back that first year with more than a few phrases, subsequent visits (including a further nine consecutive harvests at the same farm) have given me sufficient command of French to work in a bi-national environment.
An excellent command of French seems like a superpower, the prerogative of socialites and statesmen.
On 14 September 1918, under the command of French General Franchet d'Esperey, a combined Greek, Serbian, French and British force launched a major offensive against the Bulgarian and German army.
