Sentence examples for firmer grasp from inspiring English sources

Although We Live Again (1934) was a generally undistinguished adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel Resurrection (1899), Mamoulian had a much firmer grasp on William Makepeace Thackeray's comedy of manners Vanity Fair (1847 48), which he brought to the screen as Becky Sharp (1935).

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I had been there before, in the early 1980s, when the communist authorities had a much firmer grasp on the place.

His wife, however, has an altogether firmer grasp of popular culture.

Mr. Kotick had long wanted a firmer grasp over the company that he built into a video game behemoth.

Unfortunately, Jamal also has songs that show the industry has a firmer grasp on him than some realised.

Consumer-goods firms grasp this, as they see rural folk adopting urban shopping habits.

If it's stronger or weaker than a basic firm grasp, you will leave a negative impression.

Uniformly they spout that his words about the firm "grasping for salvation" were widely misunderstood.

They have a firm grasp on their identity.

Instead, he emphasized his firm grasp on power.