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‘A grasp can be firm.’

[⟨det grasp.n⟩ firm.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Anyone with a firm grasp of the basic principles can shoot like a pro.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He struggled wildly, pushing and shoving and kicking like a cornered animal, but Angel’s grasp was firm, his arms wrapped around Xander’s torso, his legs around Xander’s hips.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Michael, I hate what’s happened to you and I hate that you’re here, but you’ve got to let me help you,? she said, her voice sincere, and her grasp on his arm firm.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

An infant’s bones are tender and its sinews soft, but it has a firm grasp.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

For the one issue I feel I have a firm grasp on, baseball, I can skim and immediately know Sowell has made a strong error of logical presumption.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

While I think this probably lies within DHS responsibility lines, recent history (to include discussions with DHS, USSOCOM, CIA) shows that no DoD entity has a firm grasp on any comprehensive approach to strategic debriefing / interrogation.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Poisonous insects will not sting him; fierce beasts will not seize him; birds of prey will not strike him. (The infant’s) bones are weak and its sinews soft, but yet its grasp is firm.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

But their grasp was never firm, and when they actually returned to working out a problem for themselves, they would revert to situational rather than categorical thinking.
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In Wikipedia:

He fought alone for many years, though no one is quite sure how long, since he never attained a firm grasp of the concept of time.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Those mistakes aside this game is a positive for Redskins fans, young quarterback Jason Campbell looks to have a firm grasp on the offense and is getting better each week.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“She was trembling now but her grasp on the sword was firm.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Missouri law now mandates English – only CDL tests Aspiring truck drivers in Missouri now must prove they have a firm grasp of the English language to obtain a commercial driver’s license.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

And if you’re coming off another editor of similar design, be it Adobe Dreamweaver or some other package, it will presumably take only minutes for you to get a firm grasp on what is and what is not possible with WebSketch in its current form.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They need to have a firm grasp of the audience and how their fierce loyalty results in skyrocketing product sales.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Shop essentials, (broderbund), isbn (clip art for many ren arrive at school with a firm grasp of these and support to learn these essential literacy and numeric.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“She was trembling now but her grasp on the sword was firm.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

But there’s a second part to that: allowing for the audience to interpret only works when the director has a firm grasp on his own interpretation.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

From her drama with her childhood sweetheart N sleeping with her best friend S to her on again – off again romance with N’s best friend C, this bitchy beauty seems to have a firm grasp over her realm.
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In the British National Corpus:

She was caught and held in a firm warm grasp and she turned her face into a broad comforting shoulder as the blackness descended.
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Queried on 2013-05-20.