They are less about raw intelligence than a command of many facts.
Up the street, one of the city's many volunteer booths is staffed by eight young people who don't have as good a command of different languages.
For example, you've shown a command of your regular job duties, but you're not showing the leadership skills that you'd need to move on to the next level.
His wide-ranging interests, formidable intelligence, impressive language skills (giving him a command of French, German, Spanish and Russian) and powerful and persuasive rhetorical abilities made him a true national asset.
Last month the government said it would bring forward to the autumn other measures planned by Labour requiring many immigrants marrying UK citizens to prove they have a command of English.
As a writer and as a performer, Springsteen is in command of a variety of themes and moods: comic and grandiose, political and mindless.
The prime minister's strengths were his usual ones: a good command of detail and a flair for creating dividing lines with Mr Cameron, especially on public spending.
All those key stakeholders have been selected on the basis of inclusiveness and representativeness with a certain command of legitimacy and respect in the work they do and represent as individuals and organizations with the women and youth groups at the district and national levels.
Among those being recognized is U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alan Samuels, a Reserve Officer assigned to the Army Reserve Sustainment Command in support of the Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM), a part of the Army Material Command.
How is it that colonists in the 1770s, many of whom had little formal schooling, had higher levels of literacy, more expansive vocabularies and a better command and mastery of a wide variety of subjects, than the average student today?
These attempt to capture well-being beyond a mere command of economic resources.
Under the peace agreement, northern troops should have been withdrawn in July, to be replaced by a joint command of northern and southern troops.
It also offers provisions to train more people in medical interpretation to help serve patients with a limited command of English, and to train more community workers to help patients navigate the system.
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Since last autumn, people from outside the EU applying for a visa to join their spouse or partner now have to prove they have a basic command of English before their application is approved.
The problem is that many Swiss parents, not to mention businessmen who want to talk to colleagues abroad, would like more Swiss children to go out into the world with a better command of English.
As the name suggests, this ceremony not only marks the change of a command, but the start of a different chapter in the relationship with Iraq.
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The two larger parties have a clear line of command, a leader whose authority is rarely, if ever, questioned by colleagues.
"There has been a piece of debris catalogued by U.S. Strategic Command as a result of that collision, " Kelso said.
Hutchins' lead defense attorney, Richard Brannon, countered that the actions of Hutchins and his men was "a failure of command, " alluding to allegations that their platoon leader's rough handling of some detainees sent the wrong message to the Marines.
For instance, it should be possible to distinguish an insurgency with a rigid command structure from a group of smaller, randomly linked units.
Of course the Mac was created in part as sort of a backlash against the command line interface of DOS (typing long strings of complicated computing commands, not pointing and clicking with a mouse like we're used to now), though Mac OS X now boasts a Unix Shell terminal with its own command line interface.
Designed for the creative consumer who seeks stunning images and HD video, the V2 incorporates a myriad of new features aimed at improving the shooting experience, including a new ergonomic grip for familiar handling, a built-in flash and the addition of a Command Mode Dial to provide easy access to features and controls.
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Add to the mix published reports that General David Petraeus - one of America's most prominent military officers as the four-star commander of Central Command and a leading architect of the Iraq surge - sees the lack of progress in the Israeli-Palestinian "peace process" as a threat to American servicemen and women in his area of responsibility.
We agreed to a set of command and control procedures for ballistic missile defense.
The boom in television rights for sports certainly means the Dodgers would command a multiple of their present fee.
He was told to recruit, organize, supervise and command a group of soldiers and airmen who were to train in absolute secrecy.
He said the two-strikes rule would apply to serious sexual offences or violent offences that would command a sentence of 10 years or more.
Even though the Democrats command a majority of 55 votes, Senate rules in this case require them to come up with 60 to end debate.
Today the increment of time for market change is now faster than the increment of time for moving information up and down a chain of command.
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