Sentence examples for precarious grasp from inspiring English sources
Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has revealed a precarious grasp of foreign affairs when he appeared unable to answer any questions on the Libya uprising.
Like two other powerful novels of recent years — James Lasdun's "Horned Man" and Peter Cameron's "Andorra" — "Castle" is told by an egomaniacal, unlikable man with a precarious grasp on reality, especially his own.
In the end we are playing a role – in my case, that of a teacher disillusioned by indiscipline and kids with a precarious grasp of English – just as much as the actors posing, very convincingly, as disgruntled extremists.
Ms. Graham, however, doesn't seem to have a firm grasp on Lorelai's precarious position, stuck between unresolved adolescence (wide grin) and adult responsibility (serious grimace).
However, researchers have had a poor grasp of which parts of Rainier are most precarious and how much debris they might unleash.
The party's death has been prophesied prematurely before, but as an institution whose grasp on power in Westminster has always been precarious – it's only been in office for 28 of the last 100 years – Brexit, as it currently stands, makes any future electoral victory seem even more marginal.
Steve Schuster, founder of Schuster Products in Milwaukee, maker of Blitz mints: "Ms. Rosshandler finds herself in a precarious cash-flow position and — typical of many start-up entrepreneurs — may not completely grasp how much money she actually will need to grow her brand to a reasonable level of distribution.
WHAT OTHERS SAY Steve Schuster, founder of Schuster Products in Milwaukee, maker of Blitz mints: "Ms. Rosshandler finds herself in a precarious cash-flow position and — typical of many start-up entrepreneurs — may not completely grasp how much money she actually will need to grow her brand to a reasonable level of distribution.
Why should the progress that women thought they would grasp quickly after the 1970s, when new ideas about sex, family life and female careers took root, seem so plodding or precarious that a Yemeni admonished Norwegians in this way?
