Sentence examples for was mastery of from inspiring English sources

Her most notable achievement was mastery of Spanish and Italian; the domestic library featured numerous volumes written in each language.

Not only did they realize that the key to heavier-than-air flight was mastery of control over three axes, they also conceived of and manufactured the first propeller, correctly understanding it as a "wing in rotation".

Not only is mastery of whom scarce; use of whom is in decline, full stop.

"As in the Ligurian facades," Dr. Spear added, "the key to their trompe l'oeil success is mastery of perspective".

Equally important is mastery of a particular domain that is, a sphere of activity or knowledge that requires a high level of ability.

Re "Thirty Knots, With the Wind at Your Wings" (Feb. 9): The beauty and challenge of sailing is mastery of the wind and the sea through boat design and yachtsmanship.

It is not some gift of God, or, as the scientific view might have it, a lucky alignment of the genes that makes an artist; it is mastery of craft.

Equally important is mastery of the mass media.

As change drives repeated strategising/organising, it is mastery of the tools and procedures that matters, at least as much as the perfection of any transitory design.

Research in the primary health care setting indicates that educating patients in correct use of their inhalers results is mastery of good inhaler technique and improved asthma control [ 5, 8].

John Shields, Wilmslow, Cheshire The historical research in Stevie Davies's Awakening (Parthian) is impeccable, but it is her mastery of storytelling that is its greatest asset.