You don't need first-hand acquaintanceship of the nondescript north London suburb of Luton to feel as if you know both the people and the place.
If we were going to have a chance of winning we would need first-hand knowledge of life in the slums.
Seeing that need first-hand brings out a sense of immediacy and call to action in many who visit.
If you are going to continue to insist that Chicanos are the reason for our burgeoning crime wave, you need first-hand experience to speak factually, and what better way to get it than by joining the biggest Latino crime syndicate in North America.
A subsequent report further recommended that "leaders need first-hand knowledge of the reality of the system at the front line, and they need to learn directly from and remain connected with those for whom they are responsible" [ 16].
"I had the opportunity to meet families, visit clinics, and deliver nets in the Central African Republic, and saw the need first-hand," said Moore of her trip last October.
Buy what you do need second-hand, or try to find it for free.
The statement needs first-hand, personal knowledge from your sources and not just something the plaintiff could argue is hearsay (hearing it "through the grapevine," so to speak).
To highlight our belief that to create a better world, ALL children need excellent first hand experiences in art, we place our classes alongside science, math, reading in importance and the ENTIRE class participates during the school day.
In here you can write all that you are capable of but do not over praise yourself because you actually need to know first hand what you write in your resume.
Having grandchildren with special needs, I know first hand how anxious my children get before these conferences.
