Sentence examples for was thoroughly grounded from inspiring English sources

Lord Carlton was thoroughly grounded in the fundamentals at Oxford, is a heavy-weight champion of Britain, India and Egypt.

In 1982, after John Belushi died, I held a toga-party wake (for which I was thoroughly grounded).

I had big plans to become a disc jockey and was thoroughly grounded in Elvis Presley, rhythm 'n' blues, doo-wop and Motown.

This in turn prompted further scrutiny of the transcripts and further examination of the themes to ensure that the analysis was thoroughly grounded in the data.

It's thoroughly grounded and heartfelt work.

We were thoroughly grounded in grammar.

He is thoroughly grounded in Marxism and knows several languages; he has delivered lectures at the Sorbonne.

Whatever their approach, brokerage executives are adamant that their new agents be thoroughly grounded in the particular methodology and culture of the agency, even if that sometimes means untraining people who have worked with other firms.

Jack: A Life Like No Other, by Geoffrey Perret (Random House, $14.95), is a portrait of John F. Kennedy and his times that contains few surprises but is "thoroughly grounded in fact, free of partisan bias and believable," our reviewer, Michael Lind, found last year.

Yet Hot Tomato's has made this splendid many-windowed room its own, mostly through a stimulating menu that is thoroughly grounded in contemporary trends, with decisive Italian and Asian emphases.

Mr. Barrell's style, which runs the gamut from lyricism to chaos is thoroughly grounded in Picasso and Matisse as well as Red Grooms, and his personal additions include sunniness, whimsy and sense of social satire; he has done a whole show of trompe l'oeil potholes and mad cows.