He had an extraordinary aptitude for languages, and wrote many books in the Bemba language covering a range of subjects.

And some children, for reasons that are totally and wonderfully mysterious, have an extraordinary aptitude for programming - just as some have a musical, mathematical or artistic gift.

His extraordinary aptitude for work secured for him the position of chef de cabinet under Paul Bert, the minister of education, in 1880s.

He had not only an extraordinary aptitude for learning alien idioms, but also the gift of translating foreign lyrics into clear, fluent and beautiful Dutch verse.

Once, only males with extraordinary athletic aptitude got this kind of attention from colleges.

The son makes his father's dream his own, and develops extraordinary aptitudes with the violin.

He possessed an extraordinary aptitude for languages which allowed him to attain his marvelously rapid mastery of them.

Showed an extraordinary aptitude for computers, considering he'd had no formal training in that area.

And some children have an extraordinary aptitude for programming.

The supple metabolism, he said, offers more proof that extreme circumstances demand extraordinary aptitudes, both physical and mental.