It prevents your being annoyed by hordes of salesmen who would like to be admitted under the guise of personal visits for the purpose of selling magazines, insurance, or merchandise.
Primary data were collected by personal visits for environmental emissions, wastewater, fuel used, and technical specifications.
The present study used a randomized controlled research design to test an adaptation of the gratitude letter-writing-and-visit intervention, using notes instead of letters and instant communication technology instead of personal visits, for the purposes of improving college students (N = 115) mental health.
Jackson reconsidered after a personal visit from Gordy, for whom the singer had great respect.
He also made a personal visit to the city for talks with the regulator.
Fowler initially turned City down, but had a change of heart a fortnight later after Keegan paid him a personal visit, outlining his ambitions for the club.
One of the lessons I learned from Joe is that even with all the technology available today, there is no substitute for a personal visit and a handshake.
In personal visit and television advertisements tailored for local voters, former President Bill Clinton and his vice president, Al Gore, beseeched voters to support Mr. Kerry and Mr. Inouye, who won an eighth term just two months after his 80th birthday.
For #bostonstrong, personal visit also has the highest value, but it is only modestly greater than social ties, and for #prayforboston, geography has the highest correlation but it is only slightly higher than personal visits.
A user resists contact beyond the Internet, by telephone or personal visit, often claiming bizarre reasons for not being able to accept such contact.
