Sentence examples for handle on the task from inspiring English sources

Some China hands, such as Stephen Roach, the former chief economist at Morgan Stanley who is now at Yale, believe the authorities in Beijing have a handle on the task, and are making progress.

When Jacobsen spoke to me casually about his plans for the book, I frankly wondered how he could get a handle on the task.

Lawyers for Mr. Torricelli sought the court inquiry into the handling of the task force's investigation on Feb. 9.

even years after one of the largest earthquakes on record unleashed a massive tsunami and triggered a meltdown at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, officials say they are at last getting a handle on the mammoth task of cleaning the site before it is ultimately dismantled.

Van Liew attributes his victory to his ability to understand what high-level cloud structure says about wind -- a talent he picked up while learning to fly -- and to having a good handle on the many tasks required of a solo sailor.

When you start on something more performance-intensive, like web browsing, facial recognition or photo stitching, other cores are powered on to handle the task.

Reilly, for instance, is monitoredcarefully (and will be until she can handle the task on her own,probably in middle or high school).

Tetlock got a statistical handle on his task by putting most of the forecasting questions into a "three possible futures" form.

These guys lean very heavily on people they feel can handle the task".

However, as seen at both locations, Flippy cannot handle all the tasks in a kitchen on its own, so it must works alongside staff to complete an order.

With no warm-up, she handled the task, and the United States went on to win a silver medal.