Sentence examples for when knowing from inspiring English sources

To take the Meno problem as an illustration on this score, no-one would surely want to hold that knowledge is always of more (overall) value than mere true belief, since there are bound to be cases in which it would better for you, all things considered, to merely truly believe p than to know p (as when knowing p would kill you, say, but merely truly believing p would win you the lottery instead).

It automatically became cool when knowing what you eat became cool.

He lived in an age when "knowing" a language more often meant reading and translating rather than speaking fluently with natives.

Mr. Speaker caused a furor when, knowing he had drug-resistant tuberculosis, he flew to Europe for his wedding and honeymoon.

But it is also a memorable tale of the lust for knowledge, of the risks that are inseparable from the rewards when knowing brings power.

That normally happens when I'm rushing for a bus or a train, precisely when knowing the time down to half a minute is crucial.

Anyway, since when does knowing who should win give you any insight into who will win?

When possible, knowing the characteristics of different transmission modes in historical point sequences is a valuable development.

The knowledge produced and disseminated in MAS is considered inessential -- optional when worth knowing at all.

"and I notice how doubtful I get of my own profession when not knowing the nurse.

It helps a lot when not knowing what to do or say!