"Although Dino was bowled over by her looks, he doubted if she could acquire a sufficient command of English before shooting began".
If these patients are also 18 years or older, have a diagnosis of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis and have sufficient command of Dutch, they will be given the informed consent letter by their treating gastroenterologist.
While I did not come back that first year with more than a few phrases, subsequent visits (including a further nine consecutive harvests at the same farm) have given me sufficient command of French to work in a bi-national environment.
Additional eligibility criteria for patient recruitment were aged 18 years or older, having sufficient command of German, being in a physical and mental condition that allowed the patient to complete the questionnaires.
In addition, to be sure that participants were able to fully understand and answer the questions, they were only included when they had a Mini Mental State Examination-score (MMSE) [ 23] of 18 or higher (out of 30 points), and when they had sufficient command of the Dutch language.
While native-level fluency is not required (though it is appreciated), we ask that speakers have sufficient command of Arabic to comfortably sustain speech for forty minutes and lead a short discussion thereafter.
However, it is worth noting that all speakers had sufficient command of the language to successfully perform the reading task and carry out everyday conversation in Min.
For the ROM-assessment, parents needed to have sufficient command of the Dutch language.
