Sentence examples for have a firm command of from inspiring English sources

Part of the reason for this, he explains, is that most Japanese teachers don't speak the language or have a firm command of everyday usage themselves, making language acquisition all the more difficult for students.

She has a firm command of, but an easy way with, the written word.

Born in Guatemala in 1971, Halfon writes in Spanish but has a firm command of English.

Mr. Dong has a firm command of both Western and Chinese painting techniques -- his sense of perspective and figure drawing are near flawless.

He has the confidence not to try to appeal to the audience's notion of entertainment, and, as his earlier plays, "Mr. Marmalade" and "Vigils," demonstrated, he has a firm command of the theatrical idiom to back up his ambition for originality.

And while English is widely spoken, most residents possess a firm command of three or four other languages.

He has shown something short of a firm command of the intricacies of the government and its characters.

With a firm command of Philadelphia's offense, McNabb spreads the wealth, having hit nine teammates for touchdown passes this season.

Fadl displayed a firm command of Al Qaeda's financial structure, and asserted that it resembled that of an international conglomerate.

At the school he apparently gained a firm command of Latin but probably received no more than a smattering of arithmetic.

As chief spokesman, Mr. Browne often displayed a firm command of the minute details of daily crimes in the city and responded to reporters' inquiries at all hours.