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And it is that capacity to help people assimilate into our society that I'd like for you to see firsthand.

I would say that this is heartening news, especially to those who know what depression is all about firsthand.

He said Beijing had made 'enormous progress' on human rights, and invited Americans to visit China to see that progress firsthand.

Through these events I was able to see firsthand how Chinese children today also enjoy learning from Elmo and the Sesame Street team.

I learned the news about her mother' s illness firsthand from Lena.

I witnessed firsthand your great desire to cooperate internationally, and with other sectors, in reaching these goals.

In the last week the world has seen firsthand the cruel nature of a dying regime.

The whole point of a trip is to have fun, spend a little (not too much) and really experience the country firsthand.

Some American programs do send musicians or speakers to China and invite Chinese opinion makers to see the United States firsthand.

She knows firsthand that women have had limited opportunities in comedy, but her fondness for the men she works with remains intact.

Receivers have firsthand knowledge of what the bottom of a real estate cycle looks like.

He has gained a firsthand appreciation for China's porous legal system, he said, and for the naked rapaciousness of public officials.

Schwartz said he and Lindborg heard many reports and firsthand accounts of the difficulties many experienced leaving Libya.

Do I spend enough time observing activities firsthand, or am I detached from the heart of my organization's activities?

Experience firsthand that your actions have consequences, and that will motivate you to take more focused action.

Goes beyond reporting, literally into the trenches, to give his firsthand account of the Spanish Civil War.

As dads and moms know firsthand -- and most employers accept with some reluctance -- kids' needs are not always predictable in advance.

Hearing firsthand accounts of the scale and nature of the violence has disturbed and upset me.

Forum leaders said they wanted Ban to see firsthand the adverse impact of climate change and the rise of sea levels on their island nations.

They have also gained firsthand experience of designing and manufacturing of satellite, he said.

How can we get firsthand data, if we do not infiltrate the enemy?

I'd heard from a knowledgeable but not firsthand source that Brin threatened to quit if Google did not change its policy.

You may be testing this code to see the results of this effort firsthand.

Many onlookers on Nicosia's streets Thursday were simply curious to see bank lines firsthand.

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

Our journalist had a firsthand finishing account of the story to report.

Even if you don't have firsthand memories of this phrase, you almost certainly have heard of it before.

First of all, the photo journalists must be the first one on the spot to gather firsthand information and take pictures of the scene.

The evidence for feeding that we observed firsthand in the defecation trails was corroborated in the ship's laboratory.

Here is a brilliant firsthand account of the stakes involved, the politics, and the key debates raging through public campuses today.

With the firsthand observation obtained in the fieldwork, the paper discusses the hat-making and relevant customs among the Uygurs.

Spend a night in the camp, wake up early and go for a village walk whereby you will have firsthand experience with the women as they work.

Therefore, the midfielder has firsthand experience of why the centre- back is so revered both on and off the pitch at Anfield.

But officials have seen firsthand evidence in recent days of the potential benefits of a Treasury purchase program.

The film's director, Milos Forman, was well acquainted with repressive authority, having experienced it firsthand for much of his life.

In addition to his younger brother's firsthand reports, Haydn would have read published accounts of Mozart's exploits as a child prodigy.

But few in Britain's dominions had any firsthand or even secondhand information about the production of tea before it went into the pot.

Attending an event like this is a great way to slip back into history and experience bits of it firsthand.

He had witnessed firsthand Anakin's descent from a level-headed commander to a warrior drunk with bloodlust for some time now.

It is difficult to describe the way one "feels the history" when experiencing such a place firsthand, but for me this picture comes close.

'[I've been] going to hospitals since the age of 6, so I have seen firsthand people suffering from pain, ' he says.

that their knowledge came firsthand, as the result of actual interaction?

If you want firsthand information, you'll have to find out for yourself.

Intrigued by this interest, we sought a firsthand account of just what a volunteer vacation is like.

LICHTMAN: And I think most of us have had firsthand experience.

As a young designer from Shanghai, Denise Huang Mengqi has witnessed the recent change in taste firsthand.

I toured New Jersey on Wednesday with Governor Christie, and witnessed some of the terrible devastation firsthand.

In choosing a coach, look for a local person who can see your operation firsthand, provide training assistance and be readily available.

And she believed that her firsthand experience could be the truth .

Guided by oncology nurse Janet Kramer-Mai, herself a breast cancer survivor, the group learned firsthand how tough having cancer can be.

But participating in and experiencing one of the most exciting one of the most exciting events in the world firsthand is a big deal.

A second advantage is that the sales prospect can see the product firsthand and is able to formulate a first impression.

I tell them I know firsthand that immeasurable healing takes place within me when someone stops, sits down and listens to my story.

Unsurprisingly, the videos and firsthand accounts they upload are often hard for outsiders to navigate and verify.

They learned firsthand about the timber and logging industry and how the federal government manages the national forests.

I have witnessed firsthand the power of ideas. I've seen people killing the name of them. . . and die defending them.

Saunders saw this firsthand once when driving on the highway with her family.

You may have dealt firsthand with this issue as an IT project manager, architect, or developer.

My girls saw firsthand the living truth of Anne of Green Gables "kindred spirits" and glimpsed their mother as a girl.

His Journal of the Plague Year (1722) is written as a factual firsthand account of England's great plague of 1664--1665.

But yesterday, I saw what that means firsthand when I traveled to a GE plant in Schenectady, New York.

This reappearing of firsthand information provides the important basis for Rabbit Garden Imperial Book Repository's rectifying name.

German cameraman Max Reichel ( "To the Limit" ) accompanied the alpinists to document the extreme and ice-cold expedition firsthand.

His charge was to obtain firsthand information regarding this.

World Food Program Executive Director Josette Sheeran saw firsthand the effects of what she calls "soaring malnutrition rates. "

Beyond the food and the art, The Gallery Inn is home to a native element that guests can experience firsthand.

I saw firsthand the need for a small-scale strategy in 1981 when I met Abdul Rahman, a farmer in the Noakhali district of Bangladesh.

By my investigation, I gained a lot of firsthand materials and had an overall, deep impression on speech sounds of Gan Dialect of DongKou.

It is the first mass extinction that humans will witness firsthand-and not just as innocent bystanders .

A witness is simply one who reports what he has seen and heard. He shares personal knowledge and firsthand information.

In today's trip to the region famed for the ancient city of Loulan, we witness firsthand the urgency of desertification problem.

In any case, Hanley, unable to examine Biro's evidence firsthand, had reached a dead end.

As a Beijing homeowner myself, I've experienced this puzzling phenomenon firsthand.

At Humboldt, Recinos and the other students went out to sea to take samples, and Recinos experienced oceanography firsthand.

Many of the ideas contained within it were drawn from statistics research Li had observed firsthand at Waterloo .

And if you're interested in changing careers, you can get a firsthand look at different fields without a long-term commitment.

Most importantly however, it lets people find other Ubuntu users near them and experience the Ubuntu Community firsthand.

I saw firsthand how government throws obstacles in the way of job-creation and stifles our prosperity.

Junior managers also should be included in critical task forces so they garner firsthand experience in the process of managing big issues .

A Wisconsin computer programmer who decided with a diet coach to eat only 40 grams of fat a day learned the lesson firsthand.

The projects I could see firsthand reaffirmed my belief that our focus on empowering women is the right way forward in Africa.

In other recent solar funding, Firsthand Technology Value Fund has backed Skyline Solar Inc. , a maker of solar systems.

An Australian film crew recently visited China's vacant real estate and saw these strangely silent cities firsthand.

Graham's mother, Wendy, took a trip to Italy a few years ago and saw the change firsthand.

Other nations have seen firsthand the impact of greater government transparency through FOIA-type laws.

President Obama has traveled to New York City to get a firsthand look at hurricane recovery efforts there.

By "sitting on wells and bird-dogging seismic crews, " he learned the tricks of the trade firsthand.

There might also be kids coming into the NBA in another year or two who get to learn from him firsthand.

Watters, a registered nurse and linguist, experienced the devastation of AIDS firsthand.

I know this firsthand, but I also know that failure was a key element to my life's journey.

The emphasis on data gathered firsthand makes this study a unique and distinctly important social science.

She knew firsthand how hard it was to mop the floor.

The Antiquities Service allocated excavation permits and gave many Egyptology students firsthand knowledge of ancient Egypt.

Without knowing firsthand the issues my clients had to deal with how could I speak to those problems?

After getting a firsthand look at the devastation, Alabama's governor defended administrators at Enterprise High School.

What I'm telling you is firsthand information; I didn't hear it from someone else.

The above-mentioned proverb literally means that secondhand experience is less reliable than firsthand experience, which is perfectly true.

A few words of text in the film's opening moments says that it is "based on firsthand accounts of actual events. "

Learning such information firsthand is entirely different from obtaining it via the media.

Work done or firsthand observations made in the field AS opposed to that done or observed in a controlled environment.

They gathered up from various sources a great amount of firsthand data.

Firsthand exposure to the tsunami-induced devastation was humbling.

At Cisco, we see firsthand why climate policies can be good for business.

Field trips often tie in with the monthly theme or activity badge, to show you firsthand the things you've been learning about.

The women's answers were based both on firsthand experience and the experiences of friends and acquaintances.

Testing results in kids forgetting what they've learned. As contradictory as this sounds, I have firsthand experience of its truth.

Through the questionnaire and visits, I have grasped the firsthand materials and sought the reasons for this situation.

Alan Oestreich, a pediatric radiologist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has seen this happen firsthand.

He knew firsthand the number was not more than eight.

Living in California, we've seen firsthand what an earthquake can do to a home.

You're about to experience one firsthand. See you in court.

Kenai residents know firsthand the challenges that follow a natural disaster.

Jasmine Lee has witnessed South Korea's demographic evolution firsthand.

Now I would witness the drama unfold firsthand, albeit as a flunky .

As a seller on eBay I know firsthand how important it is to receive good feedback from buyers.

After seeing the devastation firsthand, Mr. Ban called the scenes heartbreaking. He called the destruction "shocking and alarming. "

Know your media firsthand, and get a feel for who their audiences are.

She preferred firsthand experiences.

And I experienced this firsthand when I was put on trial in 2005 for the words my fictional characters uttered in a novel.

But anyone who owns a child can observe firsthand how their speech slowly emerges.

This last spring, I experienced firsthand just how bad behavior on the field could get.

When her husband suffers a stroke, a nurse learns firsthand the pitfalls of post-hospital care.

It especially wants America's know-how, and the best way to capture knowhow is to get it firsthand.

You can see firsthand what clubs they are playing, what they are wearing and gauge their interest level and opinions on these products.

Jackson has seen it firsthand. He won six titles with Jordan in Chicago, and the gray-haired Zen Master is seeking his fourth with Bryant.

As a lonely shepherd boy, Ali Pektas would talk to a God he didn't know firsthand . . .

Kim also saw firsthand how one might become a ruthless dictator.

I see it firsthand with my four young children who are going through the process now.

He also has firsthand knowledge of the problems an incorrectly set clock can create.

Williams learned this firsthand.

I witnessed this injustice firsthand. . . and it makes me sick to my stomach.

It's not firsthand information, so I don't know if you can completely believe it.

I have seen, firsthand, the power of our joint efforts.

Yes, I am. Remember, I witnessed firsthand what these people did to your father. They're hard-core.

He knows firsthand about the classroom challenges because he has taught a freshman course each year.

We want users to evaluate MaintainJ firsthand and realize how it can cut down the debugging and documentation effort from days to minutes.

Knowledge is power, and you have learned this lesson firsthand, ever since Pluto entered your communication sector a couple of years ago.

When I lived with the Volturi, I met two immortal children, so I know firsthand the appeal they had.

Not every question will get an answer, but many will, and this is probably the second best source learning outside of firsthand experience.

Serve as person this is much few denying the latter, however firsthand understanding neither.

I experienced this firsthand myself when I graduated from Barnard College in 2002.

We have got the firsthand data together.

Other Turtles, when seeing firsthand Dennis earn $80 million in 1986, may have thought, "That could never be me. "

Please don't look on electric welding light firsthand , because it may burn your eyes .

Because it is based on interviews with people about their firsthand experiences with crimes, the bureau's survey does not include homicides.

I've seen this firsthand over and over again.

I've experienced them so I know firsthand how crazy they are, how fanatic they are.

Not only did they provide tremendous help to us, but they appreciated the firsthand look at the C-130J.

They're also about the traditional Eskimo life, which is something that not many of us have experienced firsthand.

I heard this story firsthand.

If you've ever felt sleepy after a big lunch, you've probably experienced this firsthand.

I have dealt with this firsthand and know that sometimes taking care of yourself is the last thing on your mind.

It was about six years ago when Patricia Davies experienced firsthand what it was like to live in poverty.

I have been to Cambodia to see firsthand the effects of landmines; to Indonesia to witness the devastation of the tsunami.

Engineer Zhang Guanchao, 25, has found the answer firsthand.

if you can come here and see at firsthand what they are doing in common you would believe that they are lover! ---I am sure!

At the same time also, the legislation provides firsthand information and theoretical drawing lessons to some other place .

H went to the countryside to get the firsthand information about the farmers.

You may be surprised to witness firsthand how scientific progress is made in inches and not miles.

I went from knowing nothing firsthand about prisons to being an expert.

I'd love to learn firsthand about how diverse their culture is from ours.

I am sure that there are not 5, 454 reporters out there gathering Michael Jackson news firsthand.

Sex plays an extraordinarily important part in our lives because it is perhaps the only deep, firsthand experience we have.

He was calling on firsthand experiences in China from the 1890's to the 1950's.

I want to experience city life firsthand. I don't want to just watch it on TV.

Do you have firsthand knowledge that the Earth is round (a sphere)?

Theoretical Calculation of Firsthand Roll Crown for the Four-high Reversing Mill of the Medium and Heavy Plate

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Encourage subject intersection to promote the firsthand innovations

To know through firsthand experience; undergo:

Experience of Checking in Firsthand Data of New Drug Research

Has seen its benefits firsthand

Work that has been composed firsthand:

Get the firsthand data together

Jurors Get Firsthand Look at Justice System