Sentence examples for command of the facts from inspiring English sources

They just aren't used to someone with Miller's piercing attitude and command of the facts.

He had command of the facts, but was repeatedly interrupted by Obama and the moderator.

Chomsky has built his entire reputation as a political dissident on his command of the facts.

Vice President Al Gore may love "to show off" his "encyclopedic" command of the facts.

Winners also need to be resilient, have a good command of the facts and be good in a crisis.

But Mr. Schwartz gave Mrs. Clinton high marks for her "command of the facts" and her "comfortable and professional" demeanor.

The job looked back at me from the monitors on the desk where I absorbed my situation, in full command of the fact that this was where I belonged.

"You're trying to look presidential and in command of all the facts and not look impotent," said James Jay Carafano, a homeland security expert at the conservative Heritage Foundation.

In his broadcasts he appears tranquil, assured, sincere and well informed, in command of both the facts and the situation, utterly dedicated to his cause and to his men.

Putting aside his years of trying to privatize and cut Social Security, Mr. Simpson appears to have so little command of the basic facts about Social Security that it is doubtful that he realizes that the average benefit for all beneficiaries is just $13,000, $14,000 for retirees, and that claims for early retirement benefits spiked last year because of the recession.

Does a typical American elementary teacher need a command of these facts to perform her job?