Sentence examples for a command of its from inspiring English sources

Though she did not attend the trial, she displayed a command of its personalities and logistics, including the rules for lining up to get into the courtroom and the fact that some spectators had gone without lunch to keep their seats.

He wrote, "From its first beat, 'Angels in America' exhibited a ravishing command of its characters and of the discourse it wanted to have through them with our society".

Mr. Thomas, who conducted the concerto's North American premiere with Ms. Mutter and the San Francisco Symphony in 2009, showed a firm command of its intricate workings, eliciting a potent, assured account.

Mr. Knussen, who encouraged Mr. Carter to attempt this vast work, conducted with a sure command of its details and with no histrionics.

To be sure, each craft also requires a command of the language and its rules of syntax.

Savion Glover is one of the world's greatest tap dancers, with an unrivalled command of its percussive music.

He played this music with a complete technical command of its ferocious difficulties, as you would expect, but I wasn't prepared for the blazing emotional and lyrical power Pollini found in this music.

This is one of the god-awful things about topical or reportorial writing — that most of what excites you about your ostensible subject matter, the investigative nitty-gritty, exists in a categorically different realm from what excites you most about reading, the full-throated wild beauty of a voice in command of its story and its language.

These would also signify a maturing of the mayoralty as an institution, taking closer command of its own affairs.

A command of standard Chinese is essential.

A command of English is not essential.