It had seen at first hand in the 1973 Arab-Israeli war the damage that modern air defences can cause.
Politicians are too scared by looming elections to do anything about it, as he has seen at first hand.
She said: "Through our work in prisons, we've seen at first hand the fundamental importance of access to literature.
Michael McKeon, Governor Pataki's former communications director, allowed that he was seen at first as an outright political appointee.
It's certainly a gamble, as Peter Daykin, a member of the Football Supporters' Federation board, has seen at first hand.
I have seen at first hand the particular double standards of politicians when it comes to their relationship with the Press.
It took a while to dawn on me that this woman with the dark-red beret, who I hadn't seen at first, was the director.
He has seen at first hand what access to high-quality education can do, and wants to use technology to make it more widely available.
In his two years with the Red Devils, Smalling has seen at first hand the winning mentality that exists throughout the club.
McCain had ducked out of the hearings early and gone to the Pentagon, which he hadn't seen at first hand since the plane hit it.
Thomas Broadbent, Hereford I went into politics because I had seen at first hand the way in which European politics was obstructing economic growth in the developing countries.
