Usage of "at first hand"

From the original source; directly.

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Examples for "firsthand"

Examples for "firsthand"

I saw firsthand today the viral effect it's had, Greenstein said Thursday. 
 Reuters 

Because of his business background, he knows about the pollution problems firsthand. 
 Don't Cry Tai Lake 

She'd seen and experienced the violence, the pain of his world firsthand. 
 Midnight hero 

However, Ross, who had watched firsthand, knew this was not the case. 
 Second glance 

There they'd seen firsthand the double-edged sword of prejudice: the new apartheid. 
 Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad 

Использование термина at first hand на английском

Rawlins has already seen the Kaká Factor at work at first hand. 
 The Guardian 

But, unlike her, Alexander had seen the Soviet Union at first hand. 
 The Guardian 

One was seeing at first hand the devastating effects of drug abuse. 
 The Guardian 

But having seen Eddie in action at first hand, I was awed. 
 Mortal Allies 

People get to see how the book is constructed at first hand. 
 Wired 

He had ignored all evidence which he hadn't had at first hand. 
 The Complete Jack the Ripper 

Concerning the outward part-whichmatters more than the inward at first hand-Mrs. 
 Mary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale 

I knew you would want to hear the story at first hand. 
 Bucky O'Connor: A Tale of the Unfenced Border 

He gained much information at first hand about the pays d'en haut. 
 The Fighting Governor : A Chronicle of Frontenac 

He had never had any opportunity of procuring information at first hand. 
 Recollections of My Childhood and Youth 

This is a curious but delightful fact to realize at first hand. 
 France at War: On the Frontier of Civilization 

I, too, was learning at first hand much about my own profession. 
 How To Write Special Feature Articles / A Handbook for Reporters... 

A case of 'telepathy' we have, at first hand, from Mrs. Luke. 
 Cock Lane and Common-Sense 

It will go direct, at first hand, to Her Majesty the Queen! 
 Told in the East 

He hoped never again to see, at first hand, what war meant! 
 The Americanization of Edward Bok / The Autobiography of a Dutch... 

Schofield suffers from diabetes and knows at first hand the difficulties it presents. 
 The Irish Times 

Значения термина at first hand на английском