These opportunities further developed his sense of independence and gave him a better grasp of the direction his field was going in.
He genuflected long enough at the important points to show that, more than any other top politician in this country, he has a clear grasp of the direction our nation badly needs to go.
According to the neo-Fregean account, the claim that concrete lines a and b are parallel is committed, by itself, to abstract objects, directions.[46] Moreover, it has this commitment whether or not any mind ever grasps the concept of direction, or formulates the corresponding abstraction principle.
In defining the war-fighting doctrine now evolving, no matter how broad its range of techniques, it's useful to grasp the direction of the definition: Irregular warfare is not our nation's war on enemy irregulars but our inclusion of irregular methods in warring on an unconventional enemy.
The distance from the stage diminished some of the duet's intimacy; it was difficult, for instance, to fully grasp the direction of the eyes, the rapid-fire lifting and lowering of the eyebrows and even the thrilling vibration of fluttering fingers.
It was a disappointing one-year stint, highlighted by Ochocinco's declining change-of-direction-quickness (which had been the crux of his brilliance) and inability to grasp the nuances of the scheme.
Its rapid-fire footwork, unexpected changes of direction and jumps that spring into the air from nothing are still slightly beyond the Ailey dancers' grasp.
With the Giants down by 4 points and facing a dire third-and-five on their final drive, Eli Manning improbably escaped the grasp of Patriots pass rushers and flung the ball in the direction of unheralded receiver David Tyree.
That's largely because Lucinda Coxon's adaptation and Marc Munden's direction appear to have a very fine grasp of just how far you can tip a drama towards knowing comedy without it becoming risible.
Second, as noted in "Notes on Science and the Crisis," science "has no realistic grasp of that comprehensive relationship upon which its own existence and the direction of its work depends, namely, society" (p. 8).
