Sentences with phrase «discovered at first hand»

The Shadow Transport Secretary is recalling a recent incident when he discovered at first hand just how complex Britain's train ticketing can be.

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His very first day at Lambaréné he discovered to his horror that the abandoned chicken shed given to him for his hospital was crawling with giant spiders as big as his hand and hundreds of poisonous snakes.
The perfect judge would have to apply an infinitely complex law, so that each person under the law would be held to a standard that is individually tailored to his situation: «Anyone who was born on May 23 at 2:53 p.m. at 1128 Main St. and whose first sight was of a quite pretty nurse named Amy whose hands were slightly cold...» and so on, telling the exact story of your life in literally every detail, ``... any such person ought to have been able to control his temper upon discovering that the morning newspaper was wet from the rain, but could not be expected to remember to buy a card for his sister's sixteenth birthday.»
«30 According to Croce the work of Karl Marx, «who created the new religion of the masses» in the same sense in which Paul of Tarsus created Christianity» was at first known only second or third hand.31 But when Antonio Labriola discovered Marx's writing and popularized his theories «Herbert Spencer whom every one had read and quoted as the highest authority, was no longer quoted or read, and was allowed to fall into complete oblivion.
It's unjust to implicate life - saving advances in medical science that at first discovered simple sanitary practices like hand washing, cleaning, doing the laundry, proper disposal of refuse, disposition of the dead, and then later went on to develop antibiotic agents and medicines to combat infections.
My personal favorite reason for attending mobile conferences isn't just to experience first hand what's getting officially announced at the keynotes, but rather to see what I can unofficially discover among the thousands of people in attendance.
Holidaymakers with a passion for food can make the most of the rich Caribbean culture by joining Celebrity Cruises «At home with Chef Nicole» tour which offers guests the opportunity to join local and celebrated chef, Nicole Arthurton, to discover the mouth - watering island specialities first hand.
We look forward to connecting with attendees at Develop and offering a rare chance to experience and discover project Morpheus first hand
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An exceptional loan from the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena (California), this display of the painting offers visitors a unique opportunity to discover this artist's astonishing naturalism and sensuality at first hand.
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