More recently, this Greek word for "over, above, beyond" has gained mastery in the worlds of diplomacy and communication.
The tech giant has gained mastery over a skill thought to be nearly impossible for machines to learn just a few decades ago.
It is assumed that once the patient has gained mastery over one problem area this effect will generalize to other areas.
"The most important thing is that it'll be a certificate that will clearly state that a body sanctioned by M.I.T. says you have gained mastery".
It harkens back to the city's first age of expansion, when in the 1500s its ships gained mastery of the North Sea fisheries.
According to one interview, his father was a newspaper compositor, but, in another, he claimed he had gained his mastery of northern character and dialogue by hiding under the counter of the family dry-cleaning business and listening to the customers.
Like a painter gaining mastery of his palette, "musicians need to have a vocabulary," says Cunliffe, who won a Grammy in 2009 for best instrumental arrangement.
Wouldn't it be better to wait until a toddler feels ready to gain mastery of her own elimination?
Already, in seven short weeks, which seemed half her life, her husband had gained a mastery which she could no more resist than she could have resisted the benumbing effect from the touch of a torpedo").
In the course of transforming how we live and how we spend our time we have gained greater mastery over our ability to affect our immediate environment.
On a more serious note, my best moments as a teacher have occurred when struggling students break through a general barrier in understanding, sometimes very far along into the semester, and gain mastery of the course material.
