Sentences with phrase «know at first hand»

As family people we know at first hand that family disagreements need sensitive handling.

Had Toni Vernelli gone ahead with her pregnancy ten years ago, she would know at first hand what it is like to cradle her own baby, to have a pair of innocent eyes gazing up at her with unconditional love, to feel a little hand slipping into hers — and a voice calling her Mummy.

«I greatly appreciated working with him over the years and know at first hand the effort he put into representing his constituents and maintaining the strength of the House of Commons as an institution.»

Among these occasions moments of human experience are the ones we know at first hand.

He knows at first hand the research and researchers of whom he writes and from this wealth of experience produces a fairly comprehensive and enormously optimistic review of parapsychology's achievements.

Born in 1908, Falkenstein learned from László Moholy - Nagy, who knew at first hand both the Bauhaus and Dada, and she took that confluence of geometry and rebellion to heart.

Not exact matches

I've gone through this myself, and I know first hand how hard it can be at times to stay motivated.

First, when the brand knows that the penetration of smartphones within its targeted audience is significant, and is convinced that the experience and message that needs to be communicated should be available at the palm of their hands and on the move.

In an infamous case known as «nut rage» or «nut gate,» Cho ordered the pilot of a Korean Air jet on the runway at New York's John F. Kennedy airport to return to the terminal after a first class cabin steward handed her an unopened bag of nuts instead of serving them on a plate.

I know this is the case because I have first - hand experience at it.

If you own an online store, you know first - hand users are notorious for abandoning shopping carts before making a purchase at the check - out.

(If you've ever spent time at a newer company that hasn't quite found its customers, or a large company that has lost interest or a sense of importance in knowing its customers, then you know this first hand.)

Of course, the evidence of Paul, at first hand, and of many others which we know about primarily through Paul (his letter to the Corinthians is considerably older and closer to the events than the earliest of the written Gospels), is open to the objection that we have no guarantee that the appearances were not hallucinations.

And after acheiving the blessing, you know what he did at very first hand??? he tried to test by putting the palm on GOD's own head... that is IRAN and his version of ISLAM...

and also if i have and your answer is yes then if there is a way to get the holy spirit back then please tell me and also please pray for me for a few days and i also want to know that really is the unforgivable sin unforgivable and really i swear on my mother that i don't want to go to hell forever and i am very scared of it please help me urgent and also i am sending a friend request to you on facebook and please accept it so that we can talk on this matter together and also i think you will like my page and i couldn't sleep properly because of this and in my half sleep in my dreams i was just visiting your website and finding my comment missing and i as pleasing god and the holy spirit but as i was receiving my spirit again and again as i mentioned this in my previous comment i was abusing in my mind i couldn't stop abusing and i have a very good mother she tried to wake me but i told her not to do and it was happening same things again and again and i told my mother again the half truth because i don't want to break her heart and she told me that there is nothing like ghosts and they are making me fools (you all) and i am telling you honestly before this i irritate my mother a lot i just watch tv and surf the internet or play games in my pc and i eat and brush late and also don't listen to my parents but after i saw your website i became obedient for a few days and again the same i am disobedient your webpage or article ruined my life but this is not your fault and now days i am buy searching about this topic and my father (Vivek Saraf) broke his hands on the 6th May while riding at a very high speed he normally don't go at a very high speed but he had a very important work so whole he was riding a dog was running on the way and to save his life he gave a very hard brake and he with his nebiour fall down and got injuries in his legs and broke his hands and at first he walked with difficulty and then the local people helped him on his way and took him to the local hospital but the doctor told that we need to go to Kollkata (the capital of west bengal, India) and so he went with his loyal staff because he is a business man and in the hospital he got cured but he still have the fracture in his hands so i request you to pray for him and his negibour also and i will tell you the rest in facebook bye and sorry for spelling mistakes in my previous comments.

As you know, I'll be visiting Bolivia at the end of the month to get a first - hand look at how child sponsorships are changing lives there.

Many of the young people Nicodemus is currently supporting were once homeless at Christmas and know first - hand the desperate challenges so many kids will face this year.

After the apparent dissolution of normal empirical and relational thought at the hands of F. H. Bradley, and the apparent paradox (as Russell himself complained) that it was now impossible to know anything without first knowing everything, «simplemindedness» must have seemed the only antidote possible for philosophy.

See John 20:30; Mark 16:17 - 20; John 2:11; Acts 2:22: («Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know»); Acts 2:43: -LRB-»... and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles»); Acts 4:29 - 30: «And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy hold child Jesus»); Hebrews 2:3 - 4: («How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him: God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will»); Romans 15:17 - 19: («I have therefor whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.

But when the later Gospels were written, the generation which had known the primitive tradition at first hand had passed, and the empty tomb seemed as early as any other part of the tradition.

The point I am making about pointing the finger at ourselves (or myself at least) is that it seems out of place that we, who are all sinners, would so quickly judge others, whose motives and hearts we can not see, when we have complete access to our own hearts, and all too often know first - hand that we are in the wrong.

Those who know its effects around the world at first hand can no longer be true believers.

it is not the woman's choice at all, from the moment she gets her period she has to start wearing it as she is considered a «woman» i have lived in the middle east and know first hand the woman as no choice, you are the one who has no idea about your own religion!

We must make a conscious effort if the presence is to be known to us at first hand and not simply by hearsay.

History's first Latin American pope knows well the history of the time, since he was a young Jesuit superior next door during Argentina's «Dirty War,» during which thousands of suspected leftists were killed, imprisoned or disappeared at the hands of the military junta.

I have attended or been a part of CC / AG / Vineyard at different times of my life, so I know from first hand experience that they are not Word of Faith or Prosperity Gospel.

«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.

Fr Martin knew something of this attitude, but he had not met it at first hand before.

At first, I thought the rashes on my fingers were due to excessive moisture on my hands from washing dishes, but when the inner elbow rashes showed up, I knew it had to be something more.

The woman behind «Herd of Hope», Megan McLoughlin, knows first hand what it means to be given a second chance at life, for she herself is an double transplant recipient.

I first heard about them coming out of a food truck in San Diego and I know that I needed to try my hand at making then, and boy I'm so happy that I did.

I, on the other hand, knew I would love this soup at first glance.

Two Hands Tribeca first opened during the cold New York winter — but you would've never known it, because seated at the table next to you was a four - foot cactus.

As we know all too well, the first half of the season was not the best for Arsenal, but apart from an early exit from the League cup at the hands of Southampton, it has not hurt us too badly.

Neil - I am convinced of what you have written.There is no way at all the Agent of ANY top player would NOT ASK THE QUESTION REGARDING THE MANAGER.The whole of world football knows we are declining rapidly.The Agent is there for his client and would have no doubt demanded assurances the sinking ship that has been Wengers fault will soon be Captained by someone that will sail her into steady and calmer waters.Ivan Gazidis is no fool.He would have expected these questions and would have needed to convince him change WILL happen.Wengers demise is there for all to see.The arrogance of this man will be his own undoing.Gazidis has a tough job on his hands but by getting Aubameyang to sign was the first sign of the change that was inevitable.His Agent was obviously convinced.Now we need to trust Gazidis to implement the drastic overhaul that will be required.

That brings to the key issue at the club that has plagued and hindered its progress — when Sir Alex Ferguson, the all - seeing eye that watched over the operations on and off the pitch and David Gill, the Chief Executive who oversaw transfers at the club stepped down at the same time allowing Ed Woodward — the Commercial know - it - all and David Moyes — an unlucky individual simply in the wrong place at the wrong time joined hands to deliver Marouane Fellaini in the end of their first transfer window.

While we know from first hand experience that no game is a foregone conclusion pre-match, were Chelsea to drop points in this home fixture with newly promoted Blackpool, it would rate amongst some of the biggest shocks in Premier League history, although, in actual fact, most punters are worrying over how many Chelsea will win by rather than deciding whether or not Blackpool can spring another surprise at tasty odds.

I also feel relieved to know I'm not alone but also was hoping to find at least one person who was able to turn this horrible situation around... I've been with my husband for almost six years and the first two we couldn't keep our hands off each other... we would have all kinds of sex everywhere even in public places... as soon as I moved in with him he lost all desire to be with me sexually....

Like Butler, and the CEOs of many of the helmet sensor companies, I have called on NOCSAE to modify, if not completely reverse, its decision, at least with respect to the installation of lightweight sensors in football and other helmets that I know first - hand from my experience with the Shockbox sensor, have no effect whatsoever on the performance and structural integrity of a football helmet.

Also, while deciding before hand what pain relief you want is really hard, at least the first time, knowing the options and the pros and cons is very good.

If you have young children at home, you know first - hand that their little minds are always eager to explore and learn.

From his youth sports experiences in Evanston, Wyo., to stepping onto Lambeau Field, he's experienced the highs and lows of competition at all levels and knows first - hand the life - shaping impact coaches can have on kids» lives.

My husband would get in the bath and we'd start with your know our five year old which was probably four or whatever maybe even three at the time and you know the boys would get in first and they were pretty young guy and then they would bathe and then would kind of hand you know the twins to my husband one at a time I never had both at once.

All I knew was that life had become one constant stream of babies and I needed a good night's sleep and if it meant I had to saw my first grader's hand off at the wrist someday to cure him of thumb - sucking, so be it.

«As the mother of two young kids who attend New York City public schools, I know first - hand how important it is for children to eat lunch at school,» said U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, a Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Kids Safety Caucus.

The first no is generally followed by a redirecting light squeeze on the hand which is followed by holding his hand at his side until he is calm then his attention is redirected back to our book or special potty toy.

Beth Huntley knows that first hand, watching her 3-1/2 year - old - daughter Harlow improve at an almost miraculous pace after being prescribed a drug manufactured from cannabis.

Many of us are working in schools where we know first - hand that black and Latino kids can achieve at college - ready levels.

So what will I do when I finally vote in the referendum on May 5th where on the one hand we have the incumbent First Past the Post System which we know at a national level to be unrepresentative and unfair as it returns governments with overwhelming majorities in the House of Commons even though they only have forty per cent of the vote or less, or AV which is not a representative system but more complicated with it's opaque results making it more open to election fraud or the suspicion of.

He had enjoyed excellent health until the age of 41, at the end of his first voyage to the New World.The nature of his illness is only partially known but seems to have involved an intermittent, though relentlessly progressive, arthritis that initially affected his legs more than his arms or hands.