Ours, happily, is different, and I find myself clinging to the handful of friends who have first-hand appreciation of our situation.
Mr. Zelikow has a first-hand appreciation of both the inner workings of government and the tapes of decision-making at the highest level.
You'll emerge from this course with first-hand appreciation of how it all works and all the more confident in the factors that should guide your decision-making.
Pineda also won competitive selection by the European Union to a program designed to give young leaders from around the world a first-hand appreciation of the EU's goals, policies and peoples.
If possible, spend time not just with your own people, but also with customers so that you get a first-hand appreciation of their expectations and points of view.
Being a non-Briton himself, he had a first-hand appreciation for how problematic UK visas can be.
As someone who has raised about $100 million, over several venture funds, I have a first-hand appreciation of your success.
I live out of my van, which gives me a first-hand appreciation for power and lighting.
"Astronauts have a very clear understanding of why space programs need artists," says Pell. "Not necessarily because they understand contemporary arts practices and rationales but rather that through the experience of human spaceflight, they develop first-hand appreciation for the value of creative expression, personal expression, communication, outreach and human factors.
On the one hand, the appreciation that global problems cannot be solved in one country or continent alone is growing.
