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The popularity of sending SMS messages can be witnessed first-hand as you see mobile phone users thumbing away at their keypads.

Donna Chu visited him in Guangzhou and filled in a part of our missing memory with valuable first-hand sources.

I have experienced first hand how much the Chinese like to show off. I find it extremely tacky too, but it, s how things are over there.

Since it has no first-hand information, China is still studying and assessing information from all sides in a serious and prudent manner.

I wanted to see how this works first-hand, so I pulled a one dollar bill out of my pocket and scrolled over to Where's George.

He said he got the first-hand information directly from the mayor.

Carlyon knows first hand the proper way to ride a broomstick -he said he had three, though all were grounded at the moment.

Knowingly death: They heard at first hand the presence of a doctor or other person a clear declaration of his own death.

The fact that this was not a first hand account (hence saying: "it is also said" ) the report is dubious.

It was more of a first-hand experience for May of the extent of disorder facing the police than anyone had planned.

I know first hand how much the US needs a nationwide green "gold rush" of new jobs in solar domestically like this.

It must be a great comfort to you to have all the news at first hand.

Because he had learnt first-hand about the business of publishing, his training primed him for a career in the industry.

I suppose it is only natural for one to question motives of those who live so far away and whose actions cannot be observed first hand .

He said he wants to assess first hand the extent of the damage and humanitarian need.

At this point, you might be interested in experimenting with your screen resolution to see the differences first hand.

I was able to witness, first-hand, the elections of our leaders, and I learned a great deal from their campaigns.

As an entrepreneur, he knows first-hand how enormous new markets can be created out of thin air, especially adjacent to existing ones.

So it's first-hand observation of the problems that we see if you don't try to be a little more formal in your definitions.

We decided to prosecute him after collecting a great deal of first-hand information.

Even ACORN, the organization that claims to help the poor by, among other means, promoting a "living wage, " learned this first hand.

He asked me why I was visiting Struthof, and I told him about the trial and my lack of first-hand knowledge.

A: The Cheonan incident is an extremely complicated issue of which China has no first-hand information.

Has there been a first-hand report from any of the boats up there, over?

ARC analysts have the expert industry knowledge and first-hand experience to help clients find the best answer to complex business issues.

On a recent visit to the Southwest Airlines corporate headquarters in Dallas, I saw first hand why their customers love them so much.

Phone while driving is no longer nervous, and you do not have first-hand grasp the steering wheel, one hand held mobile phone.

Someone with first hand experience can be reassuring as well as warn you about possible disappointment: You may be disappointed.

ICAC Commissioner and officers share with you their first-hand anti-corruption experiences.

But without actually gaining access first hand, experts say such components could just as easily have non-nuclear applications.

In her travels, she has seen first-hand the centrality of economic power in how states measure and exercise influence around the world.

Through questionaire, the first hand materials can be obtained in terms of customers perceived fairness.

The materials they collected are the first-hand literature for the contemporary study of the Jews in Kaifeng.

Perhaps not to live there, but to see first-hand how a nation thinks in order to be the happiest in the world.

Jin Gu Bang holding his own, to see first-hand look, vivid.

I've witnessed first hand the power of ideas , I've seen people kill in the name of them, and die defending them. . .

Ban Ki-moon has just returned from the Arctic where he traveled to see first hand how modern-day climate change is altering the region.

As a sanitation worker scrubbing floors at a tuberculosis dispensary, she knew first-hand the heavy toll exacted by the disease in Russia.

If you are going to follow caesars wars any further, there nothing like a first hand report of the battles.

Mr Hanson is a knowledgeable biologist and an active environmentalist, but his favoured place is in the field, witnessing things first-hand.

I saw Jordan at first hand for two or three days with England and he is a good player with energy.

To get a first-hand experience of the great vitality, tremendous changes and beautiful landscape of China.

It's probably the most bizarre bit of human behavior I've ever witnessed first-hand in business, and it's AMAZINGLY common.

The U. N. chief got a first-hand look at the devastation left by three weeks of Israeli air and ground attacks on Hamas targets.

Opting for discretion rather than valour, he has also resisted the temptation to drive anywhere near the mess for a first-hand look.

I did not have first-hand experience of the history of the village, so it would have been difficult to work with the elders.

Companies around the wholesalers and brokers to provide direct first-hand the wholesale business.

This paper analyzes the debate through the first-hand material and discusses the relations between the debate and multiculturalism policy.

Yes, very much, if it wouldn't inconvenience you. First hand information is always more valuable than reading pamphlets.

Juventus are keen to monitor Lanzafame's progress first-hand over the next month, although a return to Parma hasn't been ruled out.

So if you are a young person and would like to experience poverty first-hand, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Then, in 1991, the Indian economy opened up, and I saw first-hand the wonders of the free market.

I suppose some people have not experienced discrimination first-hand. No white dude has ever been pulled over for DWB (Driving While Black).

Secretary of State Colin Powell visited the region a few months ago and got a first hand look at the tragic conditions there.

Irregular visit to customers to have first-hand knowledge on their operation requirement, incentive received status etc.

The author gives a first-hand account of how the condition has affected his life.

When they see first-hand that you're right this time, they'll believe you a bit more next time.

With ways of extensive investigations and interviews, a large number of first-hand data and information related to IT crisis were collected.

Membership would be an excellent opportunity to express our news and to collect first hand information.

the academic understanding of China was received from credible first-hand information for the United States.

This paper has collected the valuable first-hand information and made a review on it.

These origins leave us with geologic oddities that are more like alien landscapes than anything we've ever experienced first-hand.

Over the last three years I have been treated in that same hospital and can say from first-hand experience the changes are dramatic.

I suggested that at the very least would need to see at first hand the scale of the watching operation.

Select the topic that interests you and get first-hand information from our classic books.

Sightings from first-hand witnesses generally describe mermaids who do not talk and have green or black hair.

Can I have your first-hand account of what's actually been happening during the election?

The residents of those cities lost the ability villagers had possessed of being first-hand judges of the food they ate.

We can tell you from first-hand experience that this is one hardcore Mixed Martial Arts endurance workout!

In its home market, BYD has gotten a feel for the scale and challenges of the nascent plug-in vehicle first hand.

He done a great deal of investigative work and collect a wealth of first-hand information.

Having worked as a caller before going into graduate school, Professor Grant had first-hand experience of the process.

Like the rest of Europe, the Dutch have learnt at first hand about the growing danger from Islamic radicalism.

But he also knew first-hand the great difficulties that come from unregulated, unfettered capitalism.

Then they would experience at first hand the challenges of capitalism on the front line.

They gave the only first-hand accounts of what took place that day.

I know this first-hand, as uncontrolled spending led to debt for me, and contentedness led to me getting out of debt.

Most of the 86 examples used in this thesis are first-hand materials directly taken from famous British and American movies and teleplays.

The orbiter will provide first-hand knowledge about the Moon and built a sound foundation for the next phases of the program.

Henry Ford, as I would learn first hand, had a nasty habit of getting rid of strong leaders.

Except that, as a person with first-hand experience of Mr Obama's decision-making points out, the "atmospherics really do matter" .

Having seen pictures before nevertheless, on my arrival, experiencing the museums first hand surpassed my expectations.

We always stand at the forefront of popular, popular first-hand information tap on the market provide highly targeted technical services.

First hand, I will admit, that this should only work for teenagers.

The study showed that when pain was accidental, brain circuits involved in the processing pain first-hand came into play.

As a former player and coach i know the feeling first hand to get a tough draw, this all ways happens and this World Cup is no exception.

They must present information that goes beyond first hand observation, opinions and hearsay not permitted under ordinary rules of evidence.

To get the first hand information about insemination of the first generation seeder, penman does dynamic insemination experiment on field.

It is the combination of both hands on interaction as well as first hand experience that really sends the message home for babies.

By making on-the-spot observations, the young scientists obtained first-hand information they needed in their research work.

"It's first-hand insight on how management and engineering decisions were made on a real-time basis, " Crusan said.

Her goal is to explore professionally what she's observed first hand: Art therapy can take the place of medicating children.

The Secretariat prepared a background brief on "Arrangements for selling first-hand residential properties" .

In fact, among the big players, Yi Jianlian is the ability to project strength, with first-hand feel very good shot.

In Saginaw, they are experiencing first hand the collision of two economies in motion, of Chinese ambition and American pride.

I saw first-hand how the oldest civilization on earth is becoming young again.

We decided to delay the negotiation since we haven't got the first-hand information.

These foreign experts brought us very advanced knowledge. It's first-hand material, first-hand information, first-hand information.

Asian nations endorsing the new strategy have first-hand knowledge about how rapidly disease can disrupt their societies and economies.

Good ideas are almost always informed by first-hand experience more than brainstorming sessions inside an office building.

You will see first hand the amazing scenery of this diverse province and some of the different peoples who live here.

One restaurateur who has had first-hand experience of both described this relationship as "invariably like oil and water" .

Many of these changes have been observed first-hand at the McKinney count, which has been conducted annually since 1976.

Bingyi has on president and contributed to the Ming History which comes from a number of first-hand materials.

Plus, for companies looking to expand into the US, American employees offer first-hand perspectives and contacts.

Hopefully we will not have to wait for a new generation of project managers who learn the benefits of agile first hand in development roles.

Lu Jun, a leading campaigner for the rights of hepatitis B carriers, has also first-hand experience of official harassment.

Observe abnormalities carefully and collect first-hand information and report to shift supervisor if necessary.

Decety says empathy is connected to a part of the brain that processes a first-hand experience of pain.

The winner has the choice of cards and seats for the next game, and the losing player deals the first hand.

All teaching related material for this class will be covered by the Science First Hand nationwide program.

The yong scientists obtained first-hand information they needed in their research work by making on-the-spot observations.

It had seen at first hand in the 1973 Arab-Israeli war the damage that modern air defences can cause.

The old man easysted at the imaging, he felt as though he get first hand to time 20 seasons ago.

The main inadequacy is its lack of the first-hand data, which will be the main area for further research.

So I cannot speak about them from first-hand experience.

Because such skills could not be learned simply through first hand experience, schools became necessary.

The first-hand information from the questionnaire and survey provides a reliable cases, material and basis for this paper.

Through case studying, a lot of first hand materials are employed in this part to show how the barristers influenced judicial practice.

Can customer references be provided and if so, may they be contacted for first-hand information regarding the product and service?

It's called Victoria Falls and thrill seekers from across the globe are jumping at the chance to experience its power first hand.

He is collecting(up)the first-hand information that he needs in his research work.

First-hand exposure to great and noble ideas through books in each school subject, rather than rote memorization of dry facts.

These young scientists gained the first-hand material they need for work by investigating at the scene.

As I make visits around the country, I see at first hand the effort being made to bring communities together.

On the basis of first-hand investigation, this thesis analyzes and points out problems existing in the resource management.

The result of the first hand each player wins is scored once, and credited toward Game 1.

I got first-hand accounts of all the events. I didn't personally witness, the conditions in prison, the evacuation to Dunkirk , everything.

Having seen it first-hand, I know for a fact that taking initiative can change lives.

Based on the first-hand field materials, this paper analyzes the language life of the Yi teenagers in the Yi-Han mixed area.

Through this research, we get a first-hand experience and the opportunity to participate.

Jamie Stephenson has seen first-hand what modern genetic science can do for a family.

There I saw first-hand the renewed enthusiasm for combating a very old disease.

I made a first-hand investigation of conditions in the five counties of Hsiangtan, Hsianghsiang, Hengshan, Liling and Changsha.

This region knows about the consequences first-hand, most notably from the SARS experience and from current outbreaks of avian influenza.

Through the combination of interview and get first-hand information to explore the reasons.

Among the principal guests, the master first hand.

His first hand by the elders between, Between fluctuation class by superior stretch out first hand.

Because all team members observe the project first-hand, communications are short, quick, and efficient.

First hand, cosmetic plastic surgery is undoubtedly the operation of hospitals and doctors scalpel.

I'll conclude with a working example that shows you, first hand, how to integrate these groovy features with Eclipse and Maven.

A doctor who has first-hand experience with it explains.

And Coca-Cola has experienced first-hand the hit a company can take if its environmental reputation becomes tarnished.

By kayaking, you will be able to se first-hand the beautiful flora and fauna.

According to a senior American intelligence officer with first-hand knowledge of the effort, the response from Osama bin Laden was silence.

Consumer can buy the style that he likes, brand, furniture company can expand market, master first -hand market data.

Both really know their stuff and both have now written first-hand accounts of their bouts with the swine flu.

Because not everyone has the opportunity to experience rapid social change, first-hand witness mankind's scientific process.

Some companies have responded to demands for more first-hand information by speaking more candidly about the work regime.

The Secretariat prepared a background brief on sales arrangements for uncompleted first-hand residential properties.

Open it because it is a great read, comprised of a range of first-hand accounts of Lincoln and narrated in clear, engaging prose.

b. His knowledge of the classical authors was considerable and he obviously read them all first-hand.

Our engineering staff and product system designers have probably seen first hand any problem you can describe.

The battle over control of the financial system has become such that I can witness it first hand.

On Wednesday, the public got a first hand look at the one-eyed, interactive creations from the digital age.

l think it's always better to hear bad news first hand.

By the help of the Byzantines, Plato came to be known, not only in Neoplatonic and Augustinian versions, but at first hand.

More first-hand information is getting published, which will further facilitate the study of Nanking Massacre.

As soon as the first hand is played, he agrees with the rules of the game, even though the rules are sometimes unreasonable.

He's seen first hand how conversion therapies harm by coaching gay men and women to annihilate a part of themselves.

When you attend an event like ITB Berlin, you appreciate first-hand the competition out there among destinations.

Lampard has first-hand experience of Eriksson's managerial style having played under the studious tactician during his time with England.

The biggest difficulty lies in the lack of deep, first-hand understanding of lunar environment.

first-hand information about the case which we are going to look into.

The Vice President got a first-hand look at Ener1's assembly line and had a chance to chat with several workers.

First-hand residential data also showed that the majority of buyers are investors.

Mr. Bush will get a first hand look at storm damage along the Gulf Coast on Tuesday.

Working in a diabetes clinic, I see first hand the ever increasing levels of obesity and diabetes.

kobe gave us a first-hand look at one of his off-season weightlifting sessions last week.

Most international human resources managers will have experienced these expectation differences at first hand.

The Panel discussed the arrangements for selling first-hand residential units.

that has been my life ' s work , not my banking or my researches , but my first - hand organizing of human life.

I hope my paper can provide some first-hand materials about how to say a lesson for senior high school chemistry teachers.

Thornburgh had dispatched his Lieutenant Governor, William Scranton, to Three Mile Island to bring back a first-hand assessment.

he Gates Foundation, founded by first-hand the value of the assets in a storm also dropped by 20%.

In this paper, the educational ethnographic research methods, using field work methods carried out first-hand information gathering.

We have seen first hand our friends and loved ones consumed by the nightmarish Zerg.

The young scientists obtained first-hand information required for their research work through on-site observation.

Chicago attorney Bill Pintas felt the power of the dangerous ray first hand last week.

I recently experienced this first hand when I had to deliver a runnable Java application to a client.

There is nothing like first-hand evidence.

To ensure good quality products, first-hand the pre - sale prices and good after - sale service.

Good English skills, available to do first hand exchange with AUS engine.

To provide first hand experience on ways to do competitor analysis.

I sincerely hope the good reverend never has to have Alzheimer's to experience his advice first hand.

My first hand experience in dealing with problematic children has re-enforced the importance of effective communication.

While I had a few menial jobs in my teens, my first-hand knowledge of the world of work beyond the ivory tower is roughly zero.

I have also experienced first-hand the various cultures and traditions along the Adriatic Sea.

She's also helped others do the same, observing first-hand how the arts can calm aggressive behaviors.

There are few things worse for your shoulders than thumb first hand entry.

The Faculty has started active overseas internship programs for students to get first-hand experiences in the real world.

These tips are based on the first hand experiences of the author while teaching and researching the techniques of plant tissue culture.

Shadow professionals in fields of primary interest to observe work first hand.

The disposable elastic card no situation, first hand control three find good game.

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Animal lover Pink first-hand experienced the heartbreak that comes with losing a pet.

Ernie got the news about that artist's suicide attempt first hand . Now we have an exclusive story.

During the second world war Chandler served in the US navy, where he saw at first hand the operations of a large organisation.

Fraser is on surer ground when he relies on sources with first-hand knowledge.

And, um, I've seen first-hand what happens when a pilot loses his wings.

The press must rely on officially guided visits to glean first-hand information.

It also said China had no first-hand information on the sinking of the South Korean ship, according to Reuters.

The one who gets the first hand information has a competitive advantage in business over those who don't.

But anyone who does immediately sees that there is very concrete and first-hand experience behind every single post that he writes.

They wished to obtain some first-hand information.

FitzGerald stresses that first-hand feedback on the ground is critical.

In the second part, the first hand data from salary investigation for top managers will be demonstrated to reinforce the theory part.

The family has begun making inquiries about what is required and is hopeful Dingee's first hand account will help.

I know first-hand that gang culture isn't the real problem; rather it is a symptom of a much greater problem.

This first-hand view of how women shop, try on and wear their purchases has helped Gayla develop her timeless collections.

To confuse home, first hand, you first hit should you want to color, then the other cards.

In my time on Earth, I observed and learned first-hand about the thinking, and how they intended to take over your world.

I witnessed this toxic legacy first-hand when I visited Semipalatinsk earlier this year.

It is understood that the stadium is also the land from the villagers at first hand with very low prices hiring.

In central Taiwan, tourists can learn about fruit-growing first hand.

It thrills them to annotate their textbooks with first-hand information.

A New England housewife Nancy Johnson, invented the first hand cranked Ice Cream churn.

By trying things out, modifying the activity and experimenting you learn first hand what works and what doesn't.

Being a carer is very stressful and only those who have experienced it first hand will understand exactly how stressful.

Having experienced the crimes of Stalinism at first hand, he exposed them in both fiction and factual form.

why have i written with so much detail ? because i want you to know what i learned first hand.

I got first-hand data by performing experiments.

The first-hand information obtained from middle-aged and older workers was then classified according to body functions.

They are obtain first-hand information, get online for long, produced all sorts of diseases.

President Bush says he wants to get a first hand look at the damage.

Jiangchun am very pleased that he was supposed to get a first-hand data.

Few Arab newspapers have carried first-hand reports from eastern Libya, where Muammar Qaddafi has been ousted.

Results of the Census for the government to provide many first-hand information.

A good manager knows what the problems are first hand from personal involvement.

Find answers from real people with first hand experience.

B: He's very independent. He doesn't rely on others. He finds out everything first hand. Then he takes steps to improve the situation.

Jody and Jerry Adams know first-hand why taking folic acid is so important.

It's this first hand experience that makes ideas and concepts stick.

A 3: You got to live with them for a period of time so that we can get some first-hand information. We will pick you up then. Good luck!

This thesis based on detailed first-hand materials. The comparing research methods run though the paper.

Technically speaking, my method and my training are all wrong, because I do not read philosophy, but only read life at first hand.

But while discovering significant archaeological findings, she also saw first-hand the tough conditions people lived in.

Ages between first hand to shake hands with the elderly.

Get a first-hand look at how to fill out Microsoft Office InfoPath forms within the browser.

Invoicing: Please contact BV accountant Ms Vera Chen directly, who will issue you invoice at first hand soon.

I know first hand what is involved in the care and operations of an equestrian facility.

In the evening I experienced at first hand the joys of this local, DIY approach to country life.

At that time I experienced first-hand the huge difference between the public and private education system in my country.

Thus Western sinologists can check the history books was particularly anxious to find a reliable first-hand information.

He has witnessed the effect of the endless scrutiny, the criticism and the adulation first-hand.

I'm ashamed to admit that I know this from first-hand experience.

g. Direct first -hand knowledge of all phases of the business operation.

I also want to feel the first-hand while summer French romantic.

This is the basis of the Five Dynasties North Song Dynasty Record of retained first-hand material.

I got first hand insight into this when I was doing an audit for a large system which is being used online by millions of people.