Sentence examples for has a poor grasp from inspiring English sources

Either way, studies find, this biological pacemaker has a poor grasp of longer intervals.

A Spanish-speaking girl who has a poor grasp of English often cries loudly for her mother and pays little attention to lessons, wandering forlornly around the room.

Speaking to host Chris Cuomo, Cuban argued that Trump has a poor grasp of many public policy issues and that he'd be susceptible to manipulation if elected president.

Mr. Teerlink and Mr. Ozley decided that they had a poor grasp of union politics.

They say the soldiers and civil servants who negotiate the contracts have a poor grasp of risk.

Either the colossus had a poor grasp of newspaper matters or he just wasn't too squeamish.

Ms. Harwayne also painted an unflattering picture of Ms. Unger, saying she could not articulate a vision and had a poor grasp of basic educational tools.

Morrisons says while some had a poor grasp of maths and English, others lacked simple skills such as turning up on time and making eye contact.

Simon Kinzley, an EAP teacher at University College London and until recently chair of the Baleap student tracking project, believes universities have a poor grasp of how their foreign students perform because the quality and quantity of research is lacking.

An American officer who has worked alongside the Georgian military and was familiar with the assessment said that the American team also found that Georgia had a poor grasp of military intelligence, and did not collect or share its intelligence in an organized fashion.

In a speech before Parliament, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee blamed Pakistan's military leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, for the disappointing outcome of the Agra summit meeting last month, saying the general had a poor grasp of history and little understanding of diplomatic protocol.