Frank Dikotter in the Sunday Times was more guarded: "To understand the country's often troubled relationship with the west, Lovell writes, one must comprehend how and why China remembers the opium war, widely portrayed as the beginning of a 'century of humiliation' and the start of a heroic struggle against an imperialist conspiracy to destroy the country.
Novelist and financial journalist Lanchester ("Capital," "Fragant Harbor") deeply comprehends how market forces influence daily lives.
She started her journey as a lowly coffeehouse barista, one unable to comprehend how difficult "adulting" was going to be.
I cannot comprehend how one stays sober under such circumstances, especially one in the early years of recovery, but somehow Clapton did.
Understanding the song as it has been sung moves us beyond the politics of one man and toward comprehending how the anthem has functioned as a powerful articulation of citizenship.
"It's difficult for us to comprehend how one of three kids who grew up with the same parents, under the same roof, with the same rules and same values and character could wander so far astray".
I gave up on the idea of buying anything there the day I had a semi-existential crisis in one of their change rooms trying to comprehend how I should wear one of their pairs of ripped-up jeans.
Those who visit, even the sportiest, pro-Olympic ones, find it difficult to comprehend how a few weeks of athletic prowess could be allowed to spoil something so treasured.
I do, however, need somebody to explain to me one thing I truly fail to comprehend: how can a PM who has caused the biggest constitutional debacle for entirely selfish reasons and leaves the country in a shambles get a standing ovation in his final Commons appearance?
For example, when organizing clothes, I ask that you take out all the clothes you own and gather them in one spot, so that you can visually comprehend how much you have.
