Sentence examples for knowledge of the old from inspiring English sources

New Democracy's Kyriazidis has led efforts to isolate Golden Dawn in parliament and, as a veteran union organiser, has intimate knowledge of the old militarised, post-junta police.

As knowledge of the old layer of modern languages and dialects increases, however, the comparative method, which draws on similarities in several related tongues, gains importance.

As an art restorer, he acquired a knowledge of the old masters' materials and methods "until I would one day be able to 'restore' a whole painting, from nothing at all", he later recalled.

As a realist filmmaker, Edward Burns knows that an intimate knowledge of the old neighborhood can't be acquired from a crash course in local customs; you have to have grown up there.

"This is the dark side of Colombia's history, when power was terribly abused," said Ms. Sanchez, a jolly woman with an encyclopedic knowledge of the old ways of stretching and mutilating bodies.

Mooshum, randy as ever even though he's now claiming to be 112 years old, provides not just priceless knowledge of the old ways but welcome comic relief in a novel about deeply serious matters.

With collab appearances from hotly tipped underground acts sitting alongside more established acts like Sonny Fodera and Emanuel Satie, this mix is an uptempo selection that manages to merge a knowledge of the old-school with an intrepid edge that keeps things interesting the whole way through.

In those uncertain instances they felt that having in-depth knowledge of the older person's situation and their perceived needs made it much easier to represent them.

Given that these are professions where a great deal of training and skills develop and are sharpened "on the job", the skills, expertise, and institutional knowledge of the older and more experienced workers may not be passed on.

Visiting GPs had the (clinical) authority to make key decisions about hospitalisation or treatments, but this was undermined by their infrequent contact with, and partial knowledge of, the older person with dementia.

Whilst not being family members, these people have close knowledge of the older people, their houses and illness, or accidents they have had in relation to their physical environment.