Example sentences of "clear understanding " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without a clear understanding of ‘ how many ’ as well as ‘ what ’ and ‘ where ’ , there can not be a confident system of collections management . |
| 2 | But defenders argue that the British electorate has a very clear understanding of how it is governed . |
| 3 | Though they stand well apart , there is an intimacy of clear understanding . |
| 4 | The challenge is to modify the development of populations of pests and diseases in relation to their enemies , which requires a clear understanding of population dynamics . |
| 5 | However , we believe that the market for biological agents will only be developed if we have a clear understanding of their mode of action . |
| 6 | So far as Hinduism , the major Far Eastern religion , is concerned , there may be reference to many gods , but there is also a clear understanding that they are only large fish too , behind which lies a single , unifying absolute being not unlike the one substance in three persons of the Christian Trinity . |
| 7 | Is there a clear understanding and sharing between governors and staff of both general and specific aims ? |
| 8 | Is there a clear understanding of joint and individual areas of responsibility of headteacher and governors ? |
| 9 | It involves a clear understanding of the principles of aerobic and anaerobic respiration , the catalytic actions of enzymes , the control of the balance between the various organic acids produced by respiration , the development of micro-organisms ( bacteria and fungi ) , and the role all these play in decomposition and preservation of the silage crop . |
| 10 | This kind of mutuality can certainly happen between friends , though there must be a clear understanding by each as to the nature of the exercise , a proper respect for confidences and for each other 's judgment . |
| 11 | Hidden behind this limited intellectual mind is a mind of pure wisdom with an affinity for clear understanding , well-known in the East . |
| 12 | However , the future has to be built on a clear understanding of the new power relationships ; there can be little progress or security if foundation stones are laid on the shifting sands of discontent which campaign against or refuse to acknowledge the times in which the education service is being delivered . |
| 13 | There has to be a very clear understanding of the requirements necessary to be a supplier of a service which the customers want to buy . |
| 14 | Thirdly , there needs to be a reasonably clear understanding of which agencies are responsible for what activities , or else the information on which comparison is based will be highly confusing . |
| 15 | It may result from inconveniently timed appointments or travel difficulties ; or it may be because the patient lacks clear understanding of what will happen if he does attend . |
| 16 | These five case examples have been described in detail to help the reader develop a clear understanding of the principles of assessment and brief problem-orientated treatment presented in the two previous chapters . |
| 17 | Ambiguity , then , can be avoided by having a clear understanding of the abilities and capabilities that are going to be assessed . |
| 18 | He had a clear understanding of his social position in Georgian society and his writings show an undue deference to the gentry . |
| 19 | He took an interest in it from a scientific point of view and his etchings and aquatints show he had a clear understanding of different types of cloud formation and their associated weather . |
| 20 | Many parents who have given their children a clear understanding of right and wrong , and those who have laid the foundation of Christian faith , may feel at this stage that their children are rejecting their values once and for all . |
| 21 | A mind with a clear understanding of what it means by ‘ god ’ when making a call on that ‘ god ’ will have access to a physical response of immense scope , controlled only by the limitations put upon it by the processes of evolution . |
| 22 | Renault started the year with the launch of its R25-replacing Safrane , a worthy competitor in the executive car class that , while breaking no new ground , demonstrated a clear understanding of the demands of that class . |
| 23 | A clear understanding of the task by the partner and/or manager is a prerequisite for good communication . |
| 24 | They can give the same information as the text , giving the reader two opportunities of gaining clear understanding . |
| 25 | Germany between the wars felt a sharpening of the internal contradictions by which it lived , but it is doubtful that the people concerned ever had a clear understanding of what was happening because the tensions were buried deep within the very fabric of the Reich and because the form and pattern of struggles that resulted from these tensions were always far removed from the real heart of the matter . |
| 26 | One of the most important rules of interviewing is to give candidates a clear understanding of what the job entails . |
| 27 | There was a clear understanding between the RCM and the Home Office that youngsters who were already into their teens when they arrived in Britain in 1938 and 1939 should undertake some form of vocational training . |
| 28 | The rule is , use the automatics and you 'll stay well ahead of the aircraft and keep a clear understanding of past , present and future situations . |
| 29 | Vital to such decisions is a clear understanding of system functions , failure modes and the consequences of failure . |
| 30 | David tells about his night-time television viewing being interrupted by a prompting to pray ; then of several trips to New York all with no clear understanding that he was to set up a programme for those involved in drug abuse . |