Sentence examples for solid command of from inspiring English sources

Luckily, See is gifted with a lucid, graceful style and a solid command of her many motifs.

Mr. Bloomberg routinely summarizes his remarks in heavily accented Spanish at the end of news conferences, and he has taken questions in Spanish, demonstrating a solid command of the language, if not an ear for it.

Martin said he asked Nova to really focus this time out, and said it was as good as Nova had looked all spring, with solid command of all four of his pitches.

He is grossly underestimated as an orator by those who presume that good grammar, rigorous logic, and a solid command of the facts are the essential ingredients of political persuasion, and that the absence of these skills indicates a lack of intelligence.

The Bridgewater, N.J. high school instructor has a solid command of history, took grad school courses on his own time and clearly loves teaching.

Andrade had a solid command of French, and read Rimbaud and the major Symbolists.

It was clear that John Kerry was in strong command of the facts and backed up each of his points with solid evidence and clear explanations.

And he recalls the Second World War, when the Channel Islands were the only portion of the British Isles to be occupied by Germany: the Nazis' skills with concrete are demonstrated by the solid command bunker out on Noirmont Point.

CHRIS THOMAS, NOTRE DAME -- The 6-1 point guard and solid playmaker took command of his team last season as a freshman.

In his Art of the Song recital, he brings his gentle, solid timbre and command of German to repertory that should fit it well: the 20 songs of Schubert's "Schöne Müllerin," the first of that composer's two major song cycles to poems by Wilhelm Müller.

And yet there remain three institutions in Great Britain which have continued to command solid levels of respect more or less since the second world war.