Sentence examples for grasping the basics from inspiring English sources
In a world where names such as LulzSec, Anonymous and the Syrian Electronic Army are banded around in an ever-increasingly porous internet, it can be difficult grasping the basics of the who, what and why of online hackers.
While free online tutorials may not give you the support and feedback that a professionally taught seminar or an online course offered by an accredited university would, many people find them useful for grasping the basics -- and the price is just right.
Say hello to yet another cute toy with a mission to lift dollars out of parents' wallets get kids coding and grasping the basics of logical thinking.
But her inability to explain the vice presidency (even after several tries) underscored that it's not just about her lack of experience or leadership or general knowledge, it's that she was (and remains) simply incapable of grasping the basics.
"It's tragic that our students are only grasping the basics and not doing the higher-level analysis and providing written explanations needed to succeed in higher education and compete in a global economy," NAEP chairman David Driscoll said in a statement, according to CNN.
Many of the students, Mr. Campbell sensed, were not grasping the basic principles of biological evolution.
Writers in general, and novelists in particular, have a notoriously difficult time grasping the basic concept of the vacation.
Official Moscow may have a hard time grasping the basic principles of democracy, but it sure knows a thing or two about intelligence gathering.
The phrase is used to cover everything from grasping the basic functionality of a computer/tablet/smartphone, to mastering the sophisticated techniques and attitudes needed for online collaboration and communication through social media.
