(He has) a formidable intellectual grasp of the music, (and) his vastly superior performances continue to carry the day".

The arithmetical problems raised, for instance, by such a statement as 'two and two make five' were beyond his intellectual grasp.

Though presented in intellectual terms, it remains a revealed, supra-rational doctrine, giving a sense of being beyond intellectual grasp.

Mr. Guirgis's dramatic technique is not yet on a par with his intellectual grasp.

You have an intellectual grasp of the functions, a bit impetuous but experience usually smooths that out.

Now, though, he had come to terms with the knowledge that he was presiding over something that was well beyond his intellectual grasp.

The comprehension of text or reading involves many levels from visual acuity to intellectual grasp of complex arguments.

Tunner himself was an essentially simple individual irresistibly attracted by whatever remained just beyond his intellectual grasp.

McMahon's intellectual grasp of the game, Ditka said, seems to come instinctually.

He had a profound intellectual grasp of social policy issues as well as the administrative skills to turn policy into operation.