Sentences with phrase «quite grasp»

My taste buds and mind can't quite grasp the flavor, even though I cook with a lot of fresh herbs and culinary flowers.

«We are so overwhelmed by so many gigantic issues we can't quite grasp,» says Seifert, «but we can all work on food waste because it's in our kitchens and it's so tangible.»

While Mr. Downs is certainly entitled to his opinion, and so are the myriad other industry pundits who can't quite grasp the reasons for the success of the Wells REIT, a little more investigative work would uncover more information that would be of value to your readers.

How parenting helps: You understand the importance of everything having a place and actually being in that place the next time it's needed, even if your kid doesn't quite grasp that concept yet.

Whereas a person would have the presence of mind to think, «If that car hits me, I'm basically pudding,» an animal can't quite grasp the concept.

«Former lawyer» doesn't quite grasp it for me because they're still a lawyer just not practicing.

But I have to say that I can't quite grasp the core of it, likely because I'm very much based in the text world.

I don't think we yet quite grasp the effect of $ 60 - a-barrel oil on food prices, because the capacity to distill ethanol and produce biodiesel is not yet large enough to really have an impact.

For reasons I don't quite grasp, the chattering classes (and Murdoch's Times newspapers as well as the traditionally right - wing Express and Mail) seem to think it would be a good idea to elect Cameron's Conservatives.

What you seem to not quite grasp here is that the public has been told any number of things that were ultimately incorrect: professionals were wrong, mistaken, sometimes liars who made stuff up (I'm looking at you, Rachel Carson) and in every instance the case was argument from authority.

So they can't quite grasp that the error term when you model something from observational data is a different thing entirely.

Devoted to what we can't quite grasp, the works as us to «project our own obsessions» and give into «superstition, exaggeration, and the cliché.»

These were contributing factors that led to the discovery back in 2014 that those whose job it was to audit 501 (c) applications for tax - exemption didn't quite grasp the regulations they were supposed to be enforcing.

What Mega Man 7 gets right that its three immediate predecessors couldn't quite grasp is that it introduces these new abilities without sacrificing the importance of the Robot Master powers.

A buddy of mine, using some advanced taxonomy I don't quite grasp, has divided these characters into «fuckulons» and «space assholes.»

The reports themselves offer a great informational primer on target - date fund designs and issues (you'd be surprised how many plan sponsors still don't quite grasp the concept of «glide path») as well as the fee structures and revenue - sharing components that underlie the 401 (k) retirement savings system.

As not - so - savvy poor students, we didn't quite grasp that we'd spend that borrowed money over time, and then take years repaying the loan.

Unfortunately, management didn't quite grasp this was shareholder's money — they acted like all their bloody Xmases had come at once!

Most people chalk this up to the skill of the Yale team — they are the best at what they do, and people on the outside don't have quite a grasp on everything that Yale does to make themselves successful.

Heck, when self - publishing A Path to Publishing, I still didn't quite grasp the amount of work ahead of me or the sheer quantity of potentials readers I needed to connect with in my niche.

They can't quite grasp that indie sales do not depend on «the big splash»; they rely instead on «the long tail.»

She didn't quite grasp the finance end.

He didn't quite grasp the logic of torque - to - weight ratio and ended up with only a really cool sounding Civic.

From it, you find that many students didn't quite grasp the concept or had major gaps in their understanding.

What Mulgrew and his brethren can't quite grasp is that parents all over the country are getting sick and tired of the teachers unions being in control of what has become a failing public education enterprise.

Despite the fact that Andy does nt quite grasp the Runway world, she is excited about the opportunity.

Looking back in the future, these are the moments Elio would most like to return to, but they're memories he can't quite grasp.

In another, Richard Gere plays the CEO of a company that has developed a new portable music player that looks exactly like a naked woman and can not quite grasp why there's a problem with the placement of a fan in the devices nether regions.

Perhaps Burger was trying to reflect the stoic culture of the period, but while we know the character's motivations, we never quite grasp their emotions — especially Eisenheim, who becomes quite distant and inscrutable during the second half of the film (this may explain why the ending takes some by surprise).

But there is also a deep vulnerability, full of subtle glimpses of something we can't quite grasp, that meticulously crawls out of his shield of emotional isolation and separation from the world.

Starring Viola Davis as Lila, a mother who has lost her son in a seemingly accidental drive - by shooting, Lila & Eve is a film that can't quite grasp a perspective and stick to it.

We're told what a special person Line was, but we don't quite grasp it based on the short amount of time we have with her impulsive character.

Battling Bob Satterfield (Samuel L. Jackson), a contender whose «glass jaw» never allowed him to quite grasp the big championship title, has certainly seen better days.

The path to Doug frantically motors the trio all over the city, dealing with Tysonâ $ ™ s animal demands (The Champ nabs big laughs playing his Phil Collins - loving self), random flashes of unlikely gangster violence, and their own bewilderment as they canâ $ ™ t quite grasp the enormity of their evening, frequently stumbling over immeasurable trouble the mild - mannered guys canâ $ ™ t believe they caused.

I dug this film quite a lot, and found much to like, but I will be honest and say that I didn't quite grasp everything.

Apparently there are still reviewers out there who can't quite grasp the concept of a leading lady who can match her leading man blow for blow in a tight situation.

I had heard that Annapolis was a preppy town, but I didn't quite grasp the extent of it until I walked down Main Street.

This is an important, even landmark study, not in the sense of bringing us new information, but in confirming what's already known but not substantially proven in published research to the satisfaction of those who don't quite grasp yet how safe and effective progesterone is in hormone replacement therapy.

Many people still can not quite grasp how protein can be subject to the body's metabolic adjustments.

Along my hero's journey, I learned how to trust my inner voice that spoke the truth before my mind could quite grasp it.

I've listened to the clip several times now and I just can't quite grasp what's she's saying.

There is something in the air today that I can't quite grasp, but I know today is unlike any previous workday.

Yet because none of them was a specialist in neuroimmunology, they didn't quite grasp the outrageousness of their finding.

None of his colleagues can quite grasp what makes him the leader he is, either.

For whatever reason, I just couldn't quite grasp it.

A time change always makes the days feel a little strange (even to an adult who can understand what's going on), and your baby can't quite grasp what's going on.

I knew it was heavy but I didn't quite grasp just how large of a stroller it is..

My guess, given their estimated age, they were acting completely on a spontaneous impulse and don't yet quite grasp the rule «don't paint the couch».

First graders are just beginning to learn about the world in which they live and about historical events, even though they don't quite grasp what «long ago» means yet.

She didn't quite grasp all the concepts instead I think there was a lot of her playing hide and seek with the shop items around the garden.