The author's point is that humanity's imaginative grasp of its world was enlarged by what may strike us as more of a footnote than a milestone.

But this is not to say that adolescence itself exceeds Ms. Colegate's imaginative grasp.

The intensity of his imaginative grasp of reality is unique.

Overall the score "reminds us of the abundance and variety of Gounod's gifts and of his unfailing imaginative grasp of the lyric stage."

You are not only an extremely competent engineer, but also possess a strong and imaginative grasp of technology.

Raff, "a gifted composer with an imaginative grasp of the orchestra", offered close assistance to Liszt.

Besides, whoever relieved you would have the same problems without your intimate knowledge of the background and your imaginative grasp of what we are trying to accomplish.

Her early fiction is known for this kind of vivid portrayal of the development of a child's imaginative grasp of the world.

Mr. Roussakis had an imaginative grasp of orchestral coloration and a gift for toying with perceptions of time.

The writings of Wendell Berry, farmer and poet, have contributed to an imaginative grasp of place and place-making, particularly with reference to local ecology and local economy.