Sentence examples for acquiring the knowledge from inspiring English sources
Trainee taxi drivers acquiring "the knowledge," as it is called, are a familiar sight on the streets of the capital.
It was a film that began in anecdotal blitheness, talking to ancient cabbies and apprentice ones about the trade, and the merciless discipline needed to acquiring the Knowledge.
Johnson said this week it was not fair that black-cab drivers had to spend four years acquiring the knowledge and suggested Uber drivers could be made to pass language and geography tests.
I see graduate students leading discussions on Plato in coffee houses, and undergraduates flocking to such new fields as environmental science in hope of acquiring the knowledge they need to make a positive difference in the world.
As acquiring the Knowledge — a route-finding overview of the city comprising the names of all streets and notable buildings within a six-mile radius of Charing Cross — can take up to three years of alfresco study, you're better off trying to get pally with one who has it already: a licensed London cabbie.
"The first was understanding and acquiring the knowledge and the mental skills to handle pressure.
Tehran has now acquired the knowledge required to build a bomb.
Most have never... acquired the knowledge needed to be a reasonably informed citizen in a democracy".
The rules are strict for cab drivers, too: they must acquire "the Knowledge" of some 320 city routes.
It is up to police to acquire the knowledge necessary to track down internet rogues and hold them accountable.
When Eve ate from the forbidden tree and bit into the apple, she acquired the knowledge of good and evil and was cursed forever.
