On the one hand, he insisted that cognition can only begin when a singular thing is present to the senses; on the other hand, he argued that our cognition must move from the more general to the less general, because it requires more skill to grasp the less general.
But the name Islanders is still tough for some to grasp, much less accept.
Movies provided a means for Reagan to connect to reality, particularly as his grasp became less firm, and as the past took on greater presence for him than the moment in which he stood.
The barrier to his brother's vindication, he grasped, was less anti-Semitism than the perceived assault on the honor of the Army.
Here, Mann hovers around the entire play in a wheelchair and his version of events, when it can at last be grasped, is less than compelling.
They may disagree passionately on the direction Britain should take and on the priorities British politicians should advance in the sphere of European cooperation, but they are wise enough to grasp how much less would be achieved either way by surrendering influence within that sphere.
To date, we have yet to identify functions for all the major gene products, much less grasp their implications for the viral life cycle and pathogenic mechanisms.
The Fourier transformed amplitude of SMART assisted grasp data is less than that of freehand grasp data.
With less and less to grasp on to in a world spinning out of control, celebrity-worship offers a revival tent of belief.
While the world was seeing pictures of the bodies of Haitian children being dug up from earthquake rubble, Rush was once again reasserting himself as the "dispassionate", "clear thinking", wannabe tough guy who masters concepts that are beyond the grasp of less insightful observers.
