But a pundit who understood these precepts and uttered punditries accordingly would not be in the game for very long.
The people I study — from the explorer Ernest Shackleton to Abraham Lincoln to the environmentalist Rachel Carson — all have a great deal of deftness, meaning they understand the precept: "In this particular situation, what do I need to do to move my mission forward?" They also have great reserves of emotional awareness, which they apply to themselves and the people they are trying to influence.
I understand Saint Francis' precept of poverty.
"Several of the exhibits to the rate application as well as the actuarial memorandum contain not only trade secrets as noted above, but esoteric actuarial pricing precepts best understood by fellow actuaries and health plan competitors," Sean M. Doolan, a lawyer representing Excellus, Empire, Connecticut General, and Capital District Physicians Health Plann wrote to state officials.
Most do not understand its fundamental precepts, local relevance or potential benefits.
Anyone who does not understand the basic precepts of the religion professed by our enemies to be the basis of their cause cannot accurately understand their motivation, goals or operational paradigms, and therefore is incompetent to serve in any intelligence position.
Jazz as an art form is one that requires you to understand all the precepts and theories of music since each piece is organized around conventions and common themes.
He felt that most Cambodians don't understand the basic precepts of the religion, which prohibit lying, stealing, sexual misconduct, intoxicants and the taking of a life, a tenet that's interpreted to require vegetarianism among monks in some sects of Buddhism.
Aging, for example, is explicitly understood only by incorporating the precepts of the second law.
See precept assignments below.
The application of his precept that organic chemistry could be understood in terms of the principles that govern inorganic chemistry reached its zenith in the 1830s, especially as it was embodied in the older theory of radicals.
