The courts move ponderously, and judges often lack a sure grasp of the new laws.
Those who worked with Mr. Giuliani came away impressed by his intuitive grasp of his new arsenal.
White's memories of nineties excess and her close-up observation of Giacchetto are compelling, but her grasp of the New York-Hollywood nexus in which he operated lacks investigative rigor.
He was not the first to conceive the combination of metal wires or rods embedded in concrete, but, despite his lack of technical training, he showed a remarkable intuitive grasp of the new material.
We're not expecting them to reach anything near fluency, but can they gain at least a basic grasp of a new language, and how will the experience of self-directed, tech-based learning work out for them?
And as Jeff Otah, Hunter's potential competition, misses practice after practice with an ailing knee that threatens to jeopardize his trade from the Carolina Panthers, Hunter is dominating the repetitions at his position, impressing Coach Rex Ryan with his grasp of the new system.
In this atmosphere of decisively limited expectations, it is all the more remarkable, then, to find writers, filmmakers, artists or reporters who have some grasp of the new and shifting context in which they will now have to carry out their work.
The entrepreneur shows leadership by selecting the correct staff; he perceives opportunities that others may not see, or at least before others do; he is prepared to take risks in pursuit of eventual success; he shows himself to be innovative in his grasp of any new technologies that might be available, increasing efficiency and productivity as a consequence; he acts as a catalyst for change.
Likewise, teachers' grasp of the new standards is clearly demonstrated by their criticism of the misalignment between the standards and texts.
