Sentence examples for has some acquaintance from inspiring English sources
Twisted is a term with which the composer Mark-Anthony Turnage presumably has some acquaintance, given his abrasive subjects and vernacular borrowings in major pieces like the opera "Greek" and the chamber orchestra work "Blood on the Floor" — not to mention "Anna Nicole," his recent opera based on the life and death of the troubled celebrity Anna Nicole Smith.
We have instead a fragmentary report indicating directions in which al-Kindî was headed, and probable sources with which he had some acquaintance.
By Sylvia Wallan and Russell Maloney The New Yorker, August 15 , 1936P. 9 A lady who has some slight acquaintance with Mrs. Roosevelt dropped in at the White House to pay her a call.
The New Yorker, August 15 , 1936P. 9 A lady who has some slight acquaintance with Mrs. Roosevelt dropped in at the White House to pay her a call.
Abu Sayyaf has some curious acquaintances.
In De Magistro, for example, Augustine argues that the efficacy of language is ultimately dependent upon direct acquaintance with the external world, and even our ability to learn from others presupposes that what they tell us can be reduced to elements with which one has had some prior acquaintance [De Magistro 11.37].
The charming "Highston" comes from "Little Miss Sunshine" co-directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (with whom I have some extracurricular acquaintance) and "Nebraska" writer Bob Nelson.
Indeed, as we have seen, some acquaintance theorists hold that one is acquainted with or directly aware of all intrinsic sensory or phenomenal features of one's experience, including specific shades of color.
It's good to have a few friends to act silly with, but it pays off to have some nice acquaintances or friends to chat with about work and money and world issues.
The sister who vacated it has found some acquaintances interested in a six-month let.
As I told this acquaintance, unemployment actually has some advantages over its sinister cousin, underemployment.
