Sentence examples for the question knowing from inspiring English sources

For years the European Commission, the executive of the 27-nation bloc, has preferred to dodge the question, knowing that any answer will stir fierce passions in a continent now in the grip of a new wave of separatism.

The question, knowing smile and all, "So, when people ask you where you live, what are you going to say? Riverdale or the Bronx?" reminded me of how that simple question could have changed my life.

As Paulson concedes in his memoir, after George W. Bush appointed him treasury secretary, the president asked plaintively as the economy was crumbling: "How did this happen?" In Sorkin's book, it is stated that the treasurer "disregarded the question, knowing that the answer would be way too long".

Those laws both give an answer to the question "knowing the average number of expected events during a period of time, what is the probability to observe the current situation?" The Poisson law is usable for rare events (when it is not possible to use binomial law) and Student law is derived from the normal law.

It requires you to examine all your current activities––business, career, relationships etc., and ask yourself the question: "Knowing What I Know Now (KWIKN), would I still make the same decision?

Glavine spent several days pondering the questions, knowing no answers would soothe him.

Based on the validation of the questionnaire we decided to include this question knowing that other factors than fear avoidance can affect the answer to this question.

Ms. Taufete'e-Paguada identifies as black, Latina and Pacific Islander, and said she had been thinking deeply about the ethics of the race question, knowing that she would have to make a choice on her own applications next year.

Elsie doesn't want to lose the flat she lives in at present and confirmed that she'd asked her question knowing that it might be demolished anyway.

Each year, as the anniversary approaches, I find myself, almost by habit, turning over the same questions, knowing that they have no satisfactory answers.

The question elicited knowing chuckles from a bar full of gamers familiar with his penchant for writing oddball zingers.