at hand

He the matter at hand, brought me to the back room, returns in a pile of them over a phone, give me the most out of a dowdy to.

A second pair of eyes and a second perspective on the problem at hand are extremely helpful for a clearer, better solution.

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

Perchance the reader might recognize these two men, if he were to see them closer at hand.

We ought to discover everyone's merit carefully but are not to have had the coloured eye at hand seeing others's shortcoming only.

On or connection with the matter at hand. Eg: relevant to the question These issues are directly relevant to the needs of English learners.

It should be presented in just the right way, so that it is relevant to the situation at hand and easy to understand.

It was his way of signaling that he was finished with the issue at hand and ready to move on to other concerns.

Stress and long hours are part of every project manager's life who battle to get the most out of the resources at hand to achieve the scope.

What's good about this type of humour is the fact that it is able to address whatever political issue is at hand.

The matter at hand; the point at issue.

Whatever it had been it was no more at hand.

Behold the day is at hand, the day of the Lord, and I hear upon the mountains the feet of Him who shall be the Saviour of the world.

Eager to fulfill an appointment, she raced through the matter at hand.

Up to this point your brain has been working through a limited number of connections, all directly related to the problem at hand.

On to the infographic at hand. . . If you've heard it once, you've probably heard it a million times: conserve water.

If Mr. Bernanke tries one, critics will say he is trying to create the illusion of a recovery when a real one isn't at hand.

Under certain circumstances, you may feel as though you cannot express the matter at hand in less than three (3) sentences.

The beautiful and high - quality one has seemed close at hand , extremely easy to obtain like the fairy tale!

As I said last month, writing just enough code to make a test pass keeps code simpler and keeps me focused on the task at hand.

Oh yea, everyone get off their high horse and talk about whats at hand. If you don't have something of value to say, move along.

A superb teacher, with a fine grasp of the appropriate metaphor, and tailoring his teachings to the audience at hand.

In the movies, the British secret agent often needs to make a quick getaway by boat, and of course, one was always close at hand.

And the emir has managed to turn Qatar into a peacemaking hub, albeit that he has not always settled the conflicts at hand.

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

Try to put the rest of the clutter out of your mind for now and just deal with the task at hand.

They might be less distracted by irrelevant noise and therefore able to put more of their resources toward the task at hand.

Currency into the money game is able to, she replied: "Yes" , then continue to busy with the matter at hand.

Zhao said the information was not at hand but would be forwarded shortly through email or SMS.

Back to the subject at hand, the CLEF system consists of a flexible LCD touch screen with a built-in stand and a wireless foot pedal.

And I never looked at the clock for several hours and I was focused on the task at hand without trying to force myself to focus.

He said the road for the opposition has been long and painful, but that victory is at hand.

Many others, and especially the Bernardine Sisters, who knew him close at hand, are ready to testify to his holiness.

Busy bureaucrats who lack a strong grasp of the details at hand are likely to seize on your text as a time-saver.

With all this knowledge at hand, look at it in a practical application context.

To us the impersonality of electronic communication has little or no relation to the significance of the matter at hand.

When she stepped out on the fourth floor there was no one at hand, only great aisles of boxes piled to the ceiling.

The judge would not admit the testimony, ruling that it was extrinsic to the matter at hand.

Some people don't care about the preservation of wild animals, for they think it has no relation to the matter at hand.

LEO: If you've recently been stressed out, a time of healing is now at hand. Also, new sources of income could soon appear.

He went to a rotten log near at hand and began to dig under one end of it with his Barlow knife.

The nature of these operations is often based on applications models, the current disciplinary approach to the problem at hand.

The past was past; whatever it had been it was no more at hand.

Moderators may even find it helpful to do a 5 minute practice session first on a subject completely unrelated to the matter at hand.

He also brought with him his young apprentice whom he wished to inspire, and who would be instrumental in carrying out the task at hand.

It is as though Saturn wants to temporarily take away all your support! lines so that you - and only you - can solve the problem at hand.

The question of virus occurrence and survival in sediments was addressed only after improved detection methods were at hand.

What he said has nothing to do with the question at hand.

But a change is at hand and something is awakening in the heart of mankind.

But new research suggests that it may have unexpected consequences: worsening your mood and causing you to withdraw from the tasks at hand.

Relevant a. Having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand.

As they entered Bayda, they were met by young men cheering and chanting, as if victory were at hand.

Being assured that the laying away of this my tabernacle is at hand, according as our Lord Jesus Christ also hath signified to me.

Certainly one would have to say that the decision depends on the circumstances at hand.

However, in this example, the environmental forces at hand do not react favorably to the child's advances.

The English teacher looked up the word in all the dictionaries at hand in search of its special use.

For at least some of those with soul-destroying morning commutes, liberation may indeed be at hand.

relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand.

He knew that defeat was close at hand and that he must prepare for his own death.

And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

As the twentieth century came to a close, the raw materials for a great national literature were at hand, waiting to be used .

Also note that I took out the NOCYCLE option above to concentrate on the matter at hand.

Let these words be your guide for the time of the great Fall and Rise is at hand.

And anyway, say employers, appearance is often relevant to the job at hand.

and very near at hand, three streets opened into the cathedral square, --a fine square, lined with ancient houses.

All that switching about shortens the attention span and lessens your ability to enjoy and be at peace with the task at hand.

Something unrelated to the matter at hand.

Tends to express intense and inappropriate anger, out of proportion to the situation at hand. 185.

In a recent letter to Google, senators said the importance of the issue at hand justified the call for Google's top brass to attend.

'Hopefully my work with this will be associated with the human-made natural disaster at hand, and not with war, ' he said.

For the plaintiffs' bar, at least, the next boom is already at hand.

Having logical, precise relevanceto the matter at hand.

Also, keep hard copies of your resume close at hand and give it out freely.

he presently understood his destiny was at hand , and exposed himself to all the danger of the battle.

For the purposes at hand, there is no need for a detailed consideration of these more complex models.

They are best used in an environment where static is not critical to the task at hand or where the brush is submerged in liquid when in use.

The issue at hand was whether or not to join forces with Britain in a declaration against Spain's efforts to rule in South America.

When the framers of the Bill of Rights assumed that the states would not mistreat the citizens close at hand, they were only half wrong.

He centered his attention on the matter at hand.

For Northerners tiring of those old jokes about them being less than bright, help is at hand.

Help is at hand - there has never been an easier way to overcome nocturnal mouth breathing.

Earlier this month, North Korean state media said "the day is near at hand" when the reactor will come into operation.

In both cases the dramatic steps were taken in the face of political failures to get to the heart of the problems at hand.

It all depends on the topic at hand and the plan that you and your counselor decide on.

the plight of the army was like the plight of a wounded beast , that feels its death at hand , and knows not what it is doing.

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

But keeping the ox in mind, we were able to focus on sticking to the tasks at hand, surviving the rough waters of recession.

We have mentioned that denial will be the route taken by over half the populace, even as the proof of our words is at hand.

Her question was not related to the matter at hand.

We have mentioned that denial will be the route taken by over half the populace, even as the proof of our words is at hand.

Her question was not related to the matter at hand.

"Even during the most severe economic crisis in decades, the means are at hand, " he said.

Content is a huge factor for incorporating personality into a site, but as designers, we have exponentially more options at hand.

Realizing that the end of his career was near at hand, he looked for some additional income.

Efficient operation, I realized, comes from the degree to which the hardware is customized for the task at hand.

I described my work for the Foreign Relations Committee, a time when not many people had more information about Vietnam at hand than I did.

Singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.

With the threat of a recession at hand, many may feel necessary to focus on cash flow rather than creating media buzz.

Class is over, sometimes rest at hand naturally on those keys slip, unexpectedly also spreads out a line of pleasant melody.

Class is over, sometimes rest at hand naturally on those keys slip, unexpectedly also spreads out a line of pleasant melody.

This will help bring you to a new level so you can deal with the issue at hand in the right spirit.

Matthew 4: 17 Jesus began to say "the kingdom of heaven is at hand" .

Hyenas will howl in her strongholds, jackals in her luxurious palaces. Her time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.

But once the blade is in the field it is up to the cutting operator to apply a blade to the job-at-hand in a profitable manner.

Standing up saps some of my extra restless energy, allowing me to focus better on the task at hand.

Best decisions are made with all the data at hand, so you can only make decisions as fast as your slowest moving event.

And for those who still could not afford their own handsets, help was at hand in the form of microfinance.

Can I lodge a complaint to the ICAC if I suspect a person of corruption but do not have sufficient evidence at hand? Yes.

Keeping these things in mind will help you determine which closing is appropriate for you and the situation at hand.

Keeping these things in mind will help you determine which closing is appropriate for you and the situation at hand.

With all this information at hand, look at another example: importing spreadsheet data from a MySQL database.

The kids aren't allowed to have their cellphones at hand while doing homework or after bedtime.

Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

With Jini at hand we'll be able to meet the goal of enabling various devices on networks to create a true community of users. .

What I am suggesting is that you be prepared to stay until the task at hand is finished.

At first you may find that your mind tends to drift away. When you notice that, gently bring your mind back to the take at hand.

Each one of us is a genius, have their own good at hand, just some unique potential has not been found it.

The International Air Transport Association, in a posting on its website in May, flagged that relief was at hand.

By sending him out there on a plausible fool's errand, it keeps the heat off of us while we engage in the business at hand.

By sending him out there on a plausible fool's errand, it keeps the heat off of us while we engage in the business at hand.

I understand that you and I have our differences in approach to the project at hand, but. . .

And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

With the large and multinodular confluent tumor at hand, it's difficult to determine whether it arose from a lymph node or not.

Fortunately , help is at hand from his smart new friend.

Going up: Takeoff technique may be the last thing on your mind, but it's the first task at hand.

At each step along the way we've been able to focus more on the task at hand instead of on infrastructure necessary to write servers.

These plates can also be switched in and out depending on the requirements of the mission at hand and the expected blast force of the bomb.

Help is at hand in the form of a new study from cognitive scientists at the University of Rochester.

Suzanne: Yes, I agree and I believe it's material forces at hand that do this to many the greatest of lovers (laughs).

Suzanne: Yes, I agree and I believe it's material forces at hand that do this to many the greatest of lovers (laughs).

That could encourage them not to lock in investments for the long term so that they have funds at hand to pay a dividend or coupons.

Believes in the human not to have the foresight to have the sorrow near at hand, guarantees enterprise's vitality.

In the evening he fell down by a tree, and on the seventh morning he could not raise himself up for faintness , and death was close at hand.

Then when things don't go as planned it becomes very easy to play the victim role then blame that source for the circumstances at hand.

Only a few weeks ago, that test still seemed avoidable. Now it is at hand.

We extract only the information we need for whatever task is at hand, whether we're sorting the laundry or climbing a mountain.

The quality of a voice application depends entirely on the amount of planning and available resources for the task at hand.

I would like to have word with you when you finish your work at hand.

When you understand something before we suddenly wake up, the original so true life is at hand.

When you understand something before we suddenly wake up, the original so true life is at hand.

However, while it is common to have a cell phone at hand, we have to realize that there are a few courtesies to follow.

Your favour of the 7th July is AT hand, and thank you for your order for .

The promise written down on paper -- "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights" -- is closer at hand.

XML is meant to be human readable, so use tag names and attribute names that are relevant to the business problem at hand.

A new power is rising. Its victory is at hand . This night, the land will be stained with the blood of Rohan.

Strong planning and presentation skills; familiar with craft software or strong at hand drawing; capable of planning independently.

There was a feeling in the air of danger near at hand, an electricity that made the hairs on my neck rise.

It may not be the situation at hand, but something under the surface.

With the cards at hand thee-mails start flying and the appropriate people are able to get started on their individual projects.

Given the situation at hand, what is going to be most effective: cooperation, negotiation, or confrontation?

In her view, "a moment of great innovation" could be at hand.

If you can place higher value on solidifying your relationship and not the business at hand, you can communicate in a productive manner.

Cameron acknowledged that while it would be hard and difficult work to govern as a coalition, there are important issues at hand.

If you focus on the task at hand rather than on the unusual state of your body, the symptoms will diminish.

If you struggle to remember names and numbers or frequently fail to follow the plot of a film, help could be at hand.

Now to the matter at hand.

Perhaps most alarming of all, 40 days after the Deepwater Horizon blew up and began the underwater deluge, hurricane season is at hand.

The current charting techniques used by the British Navy were inadequate for the task at hand.

These arguments relate little, if at all, to the business problem at hand and tend to devolve into pedantic arguments of semantics.

But given the task at hand, there was a much simpler way, as shown in Listing 2.

Now a third stage is at hand, one of dangerously outsized expectations.

Sometimes it's ok not to have the complete picture, we just need that part that makes sense for the task at hand.

If I had the book at hand, I would read the passage to you.

Set up a place where a child can settle in and leave papers and pens at hand without having to clear everything away each night.

First, high economic growth, high wealth accumulation and income distribution tilting the rich make some people have lots of money at hand.

The time of the Elves is over, but our time is at hand; the world of Men, which we must rule.

Mr. President, I sue you, I kindly request you to remind the distinguish a speaker at hand to concentrate on the item at hand.

Here are the facts in the case at hand: I've known the love of the ones who have loved me. And I've known they've known I love them too.

Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

Therefore, it did not see any relationship between the issues at hand and the development agenda.

We convene each day to discuss matters close at hand about all that is transpiring on your planet.

If you really look at the power of exponential growth, you'll see that these things are pretty soon at hand.

Asked about this, Karangi would only say the size of force is "sufficient to do the task at hand. "

Consider carefully though whether you have all the information at hand as you would not want to end up with egg on your face.

My work is something like the web of Penelope, never ending, still beginning; never done, but ever at hand.

The Delegation said that sufficient time should be devoted to the thorough and comprehensive discussion of the various proposals at hand.

Fortunately there was someone at hand, so we asked him to deliver the message at once.

He advised that we could go into stasis nearly immediately or at a time after the worst is over, depending totally on the situation at hand.

When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.

At hand uses Electromechanical hand, use what flesh report signal controls make use of sb to leave shut.

Given the long and rich history of UNIX, chances are your system has just the right tool for the task at hand.

For those who have no inclination to steal, the truly precious is at hand.

To make matters more fearful, as well as exciting, Bella's high school graduation is at hand.

The phenomenon of "brain circulation" is complex, and needs to be better understood and better managed. No simple solution at hand.

You meet someone whose face is familiar, but you can't remember their name. Not to worry, help is at hand.

Flames from a distant cluster of houses would suddenly spring up close at hand, traveling at the speed of a forest fire.

Being able to use the most appropriate technology for the application at hand would make best use of capacity available.

All of this was mere prelude toward 1987, when the goal of his career was at hand.

Divided attention must accompany one throughout the day, regardless of the subject at hand.

If a project is moving outside those parameters, or is about to, you want the metric at hand to indicate such deviation.

It's advantageous to have our own kitchen, since everything is at hand.

Yet help is at hand, in the form of Chinese firms with patents to defend.

Distant water won't put out a fire close at hand, a relative far off gives less help than a neighbour close by.

Start with the subject at hand, let the reader know where you're going, and provide a concise, specific thesis.

The banners they carried trained a spotlight on the range of issues still at hand: health, education, and politics to name a few.

What we need for our happiness is often close at hand if we knew but how to seek for it.

Then the moment for drastic remedies will be at hand and the remaining big three should be split up.

That's when she grabbed the object nearest at hand, which happened to be a paperback copy of The Memory Keeper's Daughter.

Therefore, most of your time spent working features low focus, increasing the time required to accomplish the task at hand.

I had the kind of paper book at hand to make being the fifth at bridge a joy.

I call God--I call angels--I call men, to witness, that your destruction is at hand, and will be speedily consummated unless you repent.

Sometimes the newspaper will be enough, other times a book must be at hand as well.

As a minimum, start with the properties necessary to complete the immediate task at hand.

But help is now at hand from a research project aimed at creating advanced, high-insulation window frame profiles.

Device detection, offline data, Javascript tools, testing, debugging and themes are issues that need to be resolved with the tools at hand.

However, this format can only carry one title and URL, so it isn't really suitable for the task at hand.

So I brought together all the dry wood I could get at hand, and making a good handsome pile, I set it on fire upon the Hill.

In short, there are more variables in the work at hand and at the moment no one can say with certainty at which level he is with his car.

ask the person to keep the telephone number of a crisis service at hand in case urgent need is required , e . g.

ladies and gentlemen, every one of us knows exactly well what the spell actually is and the spell is so simple and just at hand.

This allows you to concentrate on the media at hand, instead of wondering what pipe diameter your plumbing should have.

Put a dictionary at hand in case you may turn to it for help while reading.

Utilities are supposed to let you build one-off applications cheaply and easily from the materials at hand.

Even though I have never asked them to work over the weekend, they would come into the office to finish the tasks at hand voluntarily.

Even if that moment is at hand, two other slumps are likely to poison the economy for much longer.

The time has come! The moment is at hand!

But help is at hand from economist Benjamin Ho of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

The many men beaten by frustrations and become lost have no idea that a giant opportunity is at hand.

You might wonder how you know when the appropriate time is at hand.

It was an artificial light, almost close at hand.

There is a fate, the moment you met at hand, already destined to be eternal.

Hold memory close at hand, help me understand the years (how I wish you were here).

they are tiny mean huts cobbled together from sheet metal, elephant dung, car doors, truck canopies, straw and whatever else is at hand.

As an added benefit, remembering to pack a snack helps to keep swimmers focused on the task at hand rather than their growling stomachs .

Still, this doesn't mean a golden age of truth telling is at hand.

I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand . And that has's much improved my opinion of them.

Mind you, the fact that it solved my debt problems was nice but secondary to the meaning of the cause at hand.

All are about new and different ways of looking at things in terms of what we already know or have at hand.

Why? Don't you know the place? It's close at hand , just behind the post office.

Within the constraints of your modeling tool of choice, you ll want to simplify just enough for the task at hand.

It simply needs to be a true story and it needs to fit in with the subject at hand--i. E. , Acne.

Choose a task that doesn't require a great deal of concentration, and then focus on accomplishing the task at hand.

You want to be focusing on the task at hand and your mind can't do that surrounded by chaos, especially if you're a man.

With it you can download the description of new revenue for the site so that it always be at hand.

and with the means at hand, not with hand-wrought duelling pistols, curare, and tropical fish.

Suddenly, she found many small pebbles on the ground at hand . Oh, she had an idea!

The last major bias is putting too much weight on examples one has heard about recently, or seen close at hand.

Fortunately for Martin, some invaluable help was at hand when he needed it.

The dashes aren't counted as they are made, as the geomancer is focussing on an issue at hand.

Users with the greatest need for high uptime and effective failure protection can count on SATA to keep their data at hand and available.

The sight of it awoke(aroused) the scientist in my uncle to go and see it close at hand.

Across the Pacific Ocean may be a goose, a message may be close at hand.

But then: let the curtain fall, and let us bring our thinking back to solid goals near at hand!

The question at hand is how one constructs such a life.

The game is at hand and every athlete is training hard to improve their previous records.

'Yes, I think, Doctor Blimber, we may release this young gentleman from his books just now; the vacation being so very near at hand. '

That moment, he said, now seems close at hand.

In this case, Munro's research suggests that people will often judge that the topic at hand is not amenable to scientific enquiry.

They have to stop becoming experts on giving a positive spin to economic warnings and start analyzing the data at hand.