It is something that shows mastery, has stood the test of time, speaks for the era in which it was created, is valued by the masses, is not valued by the masses or something else?
Maurice's mastery of strategy again stood him in good stead.
In turn, Clinton's mastery of foreign policy saw her stand her ground passionately on issues that have also been seized upon by Republicans.
He was born in 1922 in Genoa; his mother ensured that he went to school in Paris, where his mastery of English, French and Italian stood him in good stead.
V stands for virtuosity, a sign of control, mastery and power.
It is a story that demonstrates the easy mastery of her finest work, a story that stands in sharp contrast to the cringe-making title story of this oddly uneven volume.
— Maria Newman LA Weekly: Southern California specializes in the mastery and majesty of the old-school burger stand.
Is that why, when looking at the viral moments in the early episodes of "America's Got Talent" Season 12, stories of unexpected talent, early mastery, and overcoming obstacles are the ones that stand out?
Partly, Wolin suggests, it was because they were secular, assimilated Jews who had staked their German identity on their mastery of the nation's cultural traditions, and Heidegger stood as a sort of "self-proclaimed heir" to those traditions.
His mastery of his brief, his patent sincerity and his willingness to stand a little aside from the government's lust to pave over the south-east has won him the respect of greens.
