Sentence examples for could not be grasped from inspiring English sources
If things were not intelligible by themselves, they could not be grasped and recognised by our intellect for what they are (In Metaph., lib. VI, cap. 4, fol. 233rb va).
And already it seemed to us that the notion of a living body could not be grasped without the unity of signification, which distinguishes a gesture from a sum of movements" (SB, 161 162).
A concept that is infinite in the latter sense could not be grasped by a finite mind.[12] For a concept to have an infinite extension would be for it to have an infinite number of species, i.e. for it to be possible to distinguish an infinite number of sub-types "under" it on the conceptual tree.
But our ability to grasp concepts would be affected if they could contain an infinite number of constituents within themselves: if, say,
"The delay Susan imposed, the distances between them that could not be quickly changed, helped Rob grasp the blissful truth that she was only another woman".
Most correspondents both inside and outside the paper drew a distinction between the coverage of news events which could not be understood without a grasp on the religious context, and articles or columns in which individuals with or without the mediation of a journalist explained the meaning and relevance of their beliefs.
The trail is strewn, Shapiro says, with "fabricated documents, embellished lives, concealed identity, calls for trial, pseudonymous authorship, contested evidence, bald-faced deception, and a failure to grasp what could not be imagined".
The contrast with the new prime minister, who is so confident, so certain in his grasp on power, could not be greater.
Happiness could not be sought or worried into being, or even fully grasped.
It couldn't be more simple to grasp, but there's still a challenge involved as every shot feels like a mini-game.
