If anything, Mr. Calatrava's engineering background has given him a far deeper grasp of the poetics of structure than most architects can claim.

Mr. Scharping has a reputation as a serious thinker with a deep grasp of complex issues, but a series of political gaffes has cost him dearly.

"The slow students do well, and the high achievers, who probably do a lot of the explaining, get a deeper grasp of the material."

He was much influenced by Hartung and Braque who compelled him to figurative painting in order to develop a deeper inner grasp of his art.

James Hunter, writing for Rolling Stone, claimed that "what still makes [Blur] great is their deep grasp of style and genre.

Measuring saving simply in terms of fares paid lacks a deeper grasp of what business travel is about: getting from point A to point B in the most expedient manner possible.

To the Editor: Like many Americans, Caryn James does not seem to have a very deep grasp of American history, especially American cultural history.

No contemporary dramatist has had a deeper grasp of the corrupting power of the dollar bill.

His experience as an antipoverty organizer in Chicago, for example, gives him a deep grasp of a crucial 21st-century challenge - poverty in America - that almost all politicians lack.

Even in its compromised state, the new design moves toward a deeper grasp of history.