This question is a partial migration from a History SE question, where I asked how come the Spanish King claims titles that are obviously
not within his grasp (the original example, King of Hungary seems to have turned out false, but there are several other examples, like King of Jerusalem).
«The future was everything to her, and the future lay «
not within her grasp,» she said, «but in her students» vision.»»
Crucially, too, many of the things these women were fighting for — primarily, equal pay — are still
not within our grasp, and so Suffragette is not just a celebration of how far we've come, but also a visceral reminder of how far we still have to go.
There are so many mandates that fill the lives of these educators it is mind - numbing to fully comprehend that the decisions most teachers take for granted are
not within their grasp.
There may be better health care and prescription drugs but they are all
not within my grasp as I can not afford these things so I look to be lucky to live past a term policy.
Not exact matches
People can
not connect or relate to big numbers and dollars; the key is to provide results that are relative and quantifiable,
within the
grasp of your potential clients.
I've learned this one over and over again, and it's still
not fully
within my
grasp.
While the ramifications of a Republican Senate and House of Representatives (which was never really
within the Democrats»
grasp) may seem trivial compared to having Trump as commander in chief, it's
not.
I think the idea that you could have control over how you spend your days... and the confidence that your
nest egg will go the distance... I think that should be
within everybody's
grasp.
It should be the guide of life,
not merely a technical exercise in the analysis of logical problems, but a bold attempt to
grasp the structures of reality
within the limits of human knowledge and frailty.
I venture to guess that if pastors really got to know those
within their congregations, dialog would
not only be natural, but would be manageable as they would have a firm
grasp on the personalities involved.
Inversely, even if we knowhuman nature from
within, does
not its complexity and freedom impede any simple
grasp of it in a concept?
If the minister
grasps this sense of unity
within complexity, then he need
not feel pulled in sixteen directions.
You had the internal power
within your own brain to pull yourself out of the dumps but since you lacked internal self - confidence to do that when the rug was pulled from your feet, you
grasped at a god, even though you didn't need it.
So when it comes to seeking the ultimate Mind, the first and final cause of everything, we can
not expect simply tofit the answer inside our heads and
grasp ultimate Reality with natural human reasoning, let alone
within purely material categories of understanding.
So while Arsenal have dropped way behind the league leaders, we have
not found ourselves too far away from the top four and that infamous Wenger trophy is still well
within our
grasp.
i don't so I will rather us concentrate on the league title because its very much
within our
grasp now and the further we go in the CL the more games we have to contend with....
The fans greeted the team bus with vigour and joy
not seen since the 13/14 season when the league seemed
within our
grasp.
We haven't had that for the best part of a decade and it could be
within our
grasp.
Mr Brady said «all of us have a part to play» in Northern Ireland's future, adding: «I firmly believe that such a future is
within grasp if each one of us can find the courage to take account of the needs of each other and
not just those of our own communities.»
I particularly enjoyed Jowell's comment that «Labour has cited Aneurin Bevan's injunction that «the purpose of getting power is to give it away» rather more frequently than we have practiced it,» as though New Labour had
not after all been in many respects (devolution excepted) about the redistribution of power to unaccountable bodies and about the substitution of real individual power
within the
grasp of the citizen by its tawdry imitation.
So while the technology to edit genes was there, it wasn't until CRISPR came along that the idea of deliberately changing an organism's DNA felt
within grasp.
As you can see from my quick explanation above, the concept of doing more work
within a specific time frame is really
not that hard to
grasp.
Granted, there's quite a bit of medical terminology
within, and some tongue twisters when it comes to the body's various systems and the hormones involved, but even if you don't really
grasp quite what everything IS, you will come away with a firm knowledge of what it DOES.
We may
not be able to get a cup of coffee in a moments notice, but an online friendship is easily
within ones
grasp.
Although she remains the villain of the piece, she isn't without some sympathy, as she pathetically tries to achieve a happiness that remains always forbidden, though it is always seemingly
within her
grasp.
Conveying meaning primarily through visual methods is usually preferable
within film criticism, but though the scenes may have appeared more artistic in their ambiguity if they weren't interrupted by evocative narration, Dominik also
grasps how such scenes would be received when loaded with Pitt's presence.
Too bloated to float, too fat to sink; if you don't reach too ambitiously, you won't get slapped down — and a career constructed around formula - prestige, 140 - minute pictures is suddenly
within your
grasp, Ron Howard - like.
Munn, a casting choice I was interested in seeing, is oddly underused, and they don't have a firm
grasp on her powers or role
within the villain group.
If great teachers were really important to Mr. Van Roekel, he wouldn't be spending his time fighting to keep the worst ones while killing every school choice bill
within his
grasp.
A black hole
not only holds all the colors of the universe, it also contains the future of mankind
within it's
grasp.
Yet, while publishing may be thriving, many publishers seem
not to
grasp that business as usual may mean going out of business
within a few years.
Entrepreneurship is about finding a path
within chaos, and therefore it can
not be taught from the simple ideology of going from A to Z. Instead, for someone to understand and
grasp entrepreneurship, they must find their own way.
«The programs of the Challenge have made it clear that saving every healthy or treatable cat isn't just possible, but
within our
grasp today.»
When
not in the crate, they must be either outdoors or
within your
grasp.
As I was reviewing the pricing to determine how best to maximize the points and miles I'd earn, I realized I didn't have a
grasp on the partnerships
within the car rental industry.
With the latest entry in the series now
within grasp, let us know in the comments section below whether or
not you will be buying the game early.
A true fantasy board game making a welcome transition to console, it remains one of my highlights of the year, particularly as a multiplayer title where
not only can you play in a variety of ways with multiple tactical approaches, you should never give up till the final roll of the dice as victory may still be
within your
grasp.
Thankfully, this is
not as hard — or expensive — as it sounds and is well
within the
grasp of even the smallest micro studios.
New characters and stories were being introduced and it was all
within my
grasp but the absurdity of fighting with cards had gotten me so frustrated that by the time I was locked out of the last room (because I did
not have a blue number 1) I was in danger of losing all my hair from the stress and frustration this game was bringing out.
Yet arrived at is
not simply an object - a painting - but an encounter: with memory, desire, emotion; something
within grasp yet just out of reach.
Yet arrived at is
not simply an object — a painting — but an encounter: with memory, desire, emotion; something
within grasp yet just out of reach.
I agree that it does
not have to be understood by everyone — it's well
within the
grasp of an engineer or medical doctor, I think.
One might have added that even if one didn't have a
grasp of the 95 % confidence threshhold for «statistical significance» that the broader principle — absence of evidence is
not evidence of absence — ought to have kicked in, at least for those claiming to stand
within the scientific paradigm.
Yet it's
not even a controversial fact that «that the old left - right divisions no longer make sense» — in fact, Orwell (a socialist, but no communist, Marxist, or Trotskyist) said as early as 1940 in «The Lion and the Unicorn'that Left and Right ``... merely point to the existence of multitudes of unlabelled people who have
grasped within the last year or two that something is wrong».
I hope that we may well be nearing the brink of having
within humanity's
grasp,
not only strong inferences about the recent, relative decadal reduction in the rate of surface warming (compared with the final quarter of Century 20), but also with a more compelling story about the true pause which stretched across the middle of that century.
We'll show our politicians that a continental transition away from fossil fuels and toward a new kind of just economy — centered on 100 % renewable energy — is
not only possible but
within our
grasp.
Our understanding in 1979 may
not by itself have implied a call to action at that point, but we'd already suffered through the 1973 oil embargo, knew that U.S. strategic and economic fortunes were tied to a resource we could
not necessarily control, knew of other reasons to switch (pollution, ultimate limits to fossil fuel availability, etc.), and knew that other technologies were seemingly
within our
grasp.
Excluded from the process, associates at these firms continue to work hard never knowing whether the big equity partnership payoff will ever be
within their
grasp, and for most, it will
not.
And for outlets that you can't cover because they're constantly in use — whether it's the television, computer, or curling iron outlets — always make sure the cords that are plugged into them aren't dangling or
within the
grasp of your baby's hands.