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on the one hand
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Princeton's WordNet
on the one hand, on one handadverb
from one point of view
"on the one hand, she is a gifted chemist"
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on the one handadverb
From one point of view
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on the one hand
"On the one hand" is a phrase typically used to introduce or present one side, aspect, or argument in a discussion, comparison or decision making process, often followed by "on the other hand" which introduces the contrasting point of view, aspect or argument. It's a way of structuring balanced or contrasting information or ideas.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of on the one hand in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of on the one hand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of on the one hand in a Sentence
The country is in a serious human rights crisis, it is impossible for the G20 on the one hand to say it upholds values of democracy and free speech and on the other ignore blatant violations of human rights.
It's a win for the songwriters and publishers on one hand because they are going to get paid, and it's a win for Spotify because it will end some of the lawsuits. It will end some of the disputes going on.
I think [ADP has] always had a bit of cognitive dissonance about Zenefits. On the one hand, we don’t do payroll—we’re a sales channel for them for payroll. On the other hand, although people think of ADP as a payroll company, they make a lot of money by taking that core payroll business and upselling clients on all of this other stuff, i think what happened for ADP is that at a certain point, their view of us flipped from uncertainty to a decision that they absolutely didn’t like us. Who knows? They might decide in six months to a year, ‘Oh my gosh, this is a mistake, we’d much rather partner with Zenefits—they have a lot of customers in the market, and we don’t want to block ourselves out of all of those customers.’.
The trade issue is definitely the most pressing problem, it is illusionary to solve all problems by May 1. The goal must be on the one hand to reach an extension, and on the other the Europeans must of course be exempted from the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum.
I suppose that the nearer a conception comes towards finality, the nearer the dynamic relation out of which this concept arose, inevitably draws to a close. So it may be surmised, on one hand, to know is to lose. It may be argued, then, tis better to be ignorant, and blissful!
Translations for on the one hand
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- d'una bandaCatalan, Valencian
- einesteils, einerseits, zum einenGerman
- por un ladoSpanish
- از یک سوPersian
- yhtäältäFinnish
- d'un côtéFrench
- air an dàrna làimhScottish Gaelic
- da un latoItalian
- 一方Japanese
- in una manuLatin
- viena vertus, iš vienos pusėsLithuanian
- enerzijdsDutch
- por um ladoPortuguese
- с одной стороныRussian
- с једне стране, u jednu ruku, s jedne strane, у једну рукуSerbo-Croatian
- å ena sidanSwedish
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