Sentence examples for grasping of both from inspiring English sources

Plutarch maintains that there are two levels of causality, physical and intelligible, and full understanding of natural phenomena requires the grasping of both.

Lawrence, an academic without formal military training, displayed an astonishing grasp of both regular and irregular military tactics.

It shows Bromell's bold grasp of both place and period that he gives Hooper the idea of staging go-cart races in the desert.

This synthesis is fully evident in "Madame Mao," whose bracing theatricality owes much to Mr. Sheng's innate grasp of both operatic traditions.

The authors shrewdly analyze President Bill Clinton's grasp of both the upsides and downsides of globalization, which was bringing about the economic and technological integration of the world, even as it was accelerating centrifugal forces of fragmentation.

A self-taught grasp of both modern jazz drumming technique and the harmonic and structural principles of bebop gave Crombie's natural musicality and ear for melody extra dimensions of breadth and depth.

The poll suggested that victory remains very much within the grasp of both men as the marathon presidential race enters its most decisive period, from the selection of running mates to the national conventions to the debates.

If so, no prizes for guessing who will (again) benefit.As someone who knows and likes both countries (and as one of a handful of western outside observers with a working grasp of both languages) I find all this depressing.

Their sketches revisit familiar ideas, as with faux-70s cop show Rocket and Honk, a TV pitch by three young posh women with an imperfect grasp of both policing and the 1970s (or is it 1870s?).

But unless he shows a firmer grasp of both organisation and policy, the country's brilliantly awful politicians will continue to milk state funds to run their regional fiefs.

Mr. Kendrick was known for his grasp of both sides of the retail business -- its soft side, in which fabrics and hemlines rule; and the hard side, in which sales figures and inventory shape the business -- a rare combination of acumen in the business.