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On The One Hand

Definition: On The One Hand

On The One Hand

Adverb

1. From one point of view; "on the one hand, she is a gifted chemist".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: On The One Hand

Synonym: on one hand (adv). (additional references)
Antonym: on the other hand (adv). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: On The One Hand

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Equivocalness

Phrase: on the one hand, on the other hand.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: On The One Hand

Specialty definitions using "on the one hand": Alternative agriculturecyberpunkdevelopment workenergy imparted, energy imparted to matterfloating-trickleintegral absorbed doseThiry fistula, Thiry-Vella fistula, Tunica Intima. (references)

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Commercial Usage: On The One Hand

DomainTitle

Books

  • Agreement binding on the one hand, the Employer Bargaining Committee for Catholic School Boards, Catholic Confessional School Boards and Catholic Dissident School Boards and on the other hand, the Provincial Association of Catholic Teachers on behalf of t (reference)

  • Alchemy, ancient and modern : being a brief account of the alchemistic doctrines, and their relations, to mysticism on the one hand, and to recent discoveries in physical science on the other hand : together with some particulars regarding the lives and t (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Historic Usage: On The One Hand

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

Though the obligation on the parents to bring up their children, and the obligation on children to honour their parents, contain all the power on the one hand, and submission on the other, which are proper to this relation, yet there is another power ordinarily in the father, whereby he has a tie on the obedience of his children; which tho' it be common to him with other men, yet the occasions of shewing it, almost consich tho' it be common to him with other men, yet the occasions of shewing it, almost constantly happening to fathers in their private families, and the instances of it elsewhere being rare, and less taken notice of, it passes in the world for a part of paternal jurisdiction. (Second Treatise of Government)

Communist Manifesto

1848

The industrial and political supremacy of the bourgeoisie threatens it with certain destruction; on the one hand, from the concentration of capital; on the other, from the rise of a revolutionary proletariat. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

This Article shall not apply as between the United States of America on the one hand and Germany on the other. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: On The One Hand

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

He now saw, and on the one hand he admired, on the other he worshipped.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: On The One Hand

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Kveim test. This test involves injecting a standardized preparation of sarcoid tissue material into the skin. On the one hand, a unique lump formed at the point of injection is considered positive for sarcoidosis. (references)

Similarly, many PD patients develop dementia and have neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques like those found in AD. A further indication of overlap is Lewy body disease, a neurodegenerative disorder whose clinical signs occupy a middle ground between AD on the one hand and PD on the other. (references)

For example, two centers one at Duke University and one at the University of Michigan are exploring the potential for integrating survey and biological data to create a substantial new resource for relating individual physiology and genetics on the one hand, with cognition, functional ability, and the progression of illness on the other. (references)

Business

Business practice and etiquette in the Slovak Republic are a cross between that of western Europe and the U.S. on the one hand, and Eastern Europe and Russia on the other. (references)

On the one hand, exporters encounter a wide variety of protectionist practices in China, which are designed to shelter domestic producers from competition and to conserve foreign exchange. (references)

The reason Godal describes it as double conversion is because it will entail, on the one hand, scaling down activities to conform with reduced economic parameters, and on the other hand, realigning structures to suit future tasks and technology. (references)

Civil Liberties

Solomon Islands

It characterizes this role, on the one hand, as keeping a balance between constitutionally protected rights of religious freedom, free speech, and expression; and, on the other hand, maintenance of public order. (references)

Economic History

Botswana

It desires, on the one hand, to use privatization as a tool to increase foreign direct and portfolio investment in the country, while on the other to address concerns that privatization will cost jobs and only reward wealthy foreign interests. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: On The One Hand

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Herbert C. Hoover

1929-1933In recent years we have established a differentiation in the whole method of business regulation between the industries which produce and distribute commodities on the one hand and public utilities on the other.

Gerald Ford

1974-1977We can do this by fashioning a new partnership between the Congress on the one hand, the White House on the other, and the people we both represent.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Expression: On The One Hand

Expression using "on the one hand": on the one hand ... on the other hand. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: On The One Hand

Language Translations for "on the one hand"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏من ناحية (wise), ‏من وجهة النظر. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

от една гледна точка. (various references)

   

Czech

  

na jedné stranì. (various references)

   

Danish

  

Særprogram for forskning og teknologisk udvikling samt demonstration,der skal gennemføres for Det Europæiske Fællesskab,dels af FFC,dels ved hjælp af konkurrencebaseret teknisk-videnskabelig støtte til Fællesskabets politik (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), Særprogram for forskning og teknologisk udvikling samt demonstration, der skal gennemføres for Det Europæiske Fællesskab, dels af FFC, dels ved hjælp af konkurrencebaseret teknisk-videnskabelig støtte til Fællesskabets politik (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), nationalregnskabets hovedkonti registrerer paa den ene side forholdet mellem den nationale oekonomi og den oevrige verden og paa den anden side sammenhaengene mellem de forskellige aggregater i systemet (and on the other hand, the interrelationships between thedifferent aggregates of the system, the relationships between the national economy and the rest of the world, the simplified accounts for the nation record). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Specifiek programma voor onderzoek en technologische ontwikkeling,inclusief demonstratie,uit te voeren voor de Europese Gemeenschap,enerzijds door het GCO,anderzijds door middel van activiteiten in een concurrentieel kader ter wetenschappelijke en technis (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), Specifiek programma voor onderzoek en technologische ontwikkeling, met inbegrip van demonstratie, uit te voeren voor de Europese Gemeenschap, enerzijds door het GCO en anderzijds door middel van activiteiten in een concurrentieel kader ter wetenschappelij (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

Erityinen tutkimusta, teknologista kehittämistä ja esittelyä koskeva ohjelma, joka toteutetaan Euroopan unionin osalta yhtäältä TTK:n ja toisaalta kilpailullisen lähestymistavan piiriin kuuluvin keinoin ja joka on suunnattu yhteisön politiikkojen (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community). (various references)

   

French

  

Programme spécifique de recherche,de développement technologique et de démonstration exécuter pour la Communauté européenne,d'une part par le CCR et,d'autre part,au moyen d'activités s'inscrivant dans le cadre d'une approche concurrentielle,et d (on the other), Programme spécifique de recherche, de développement technologique et de démonstration exécuter pour la Communauté européenne, d'une part par le CCR et, d'autre part, au moyen d'activités s'inscrivant dans le cadre d'une approche concurrentielle, (on the other), les comptes simplifiés de la nation retracent,d'une part,les relations de l'économie nationale avec le reste du monde et,d'autre part,les liaisons entre les différents agrégats du système (and on the other hand), d'un côté. (various references)

   

German

  

Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft durchzuführendes spezifisches Programm für Forschung und technologische Entwicklung,einschließlich Demonstration,durch die GFS,durch wettbewerbsorientierte Tätigkeiten zur wissenschaftlich-technischen Unterstützung (on the other), Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft durchzuführendes spezifisches Programm für Forschung und technologische Entwicklung, einschließlich Demonstration, durch die GFS, durch wettbewerbsorientierte Tätigkeiten zur wissenschaftlich-technischen Unterstützu (on the other), einerseits, die Vereinfachten Konten der Volkswirtschaft zeigen einerseits die Beziehungen der Gesamtwirtschaft zur Übrigen Welt und andererseits die Zusammenhänge zwischen den verschiedenen volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtgrößen des Systems (and on the other hand, the interrelationships between thedifferent aggregates of the system, the relationships between the national economy and the rest of the world, the simplified accounts for the nation record). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

Ειδικό πρόγραμμα έρευνας και τεχνολογικής ανάπτυξης,συμπεριλαμβανομένης της επίδειξης,για λογαριασμό της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας προς εκτ (on the other), Ειδικό πρόγραμμα έρευνας και τεχνολογικής ανάπτυξης, περιλαμβανομένης της επίδειξης, για λογαριασμό της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας προς εκτέλ (on the other), αφ' ενόσ, οι απλοποιημένοι εθνικοί λογαριασμοί καταγράφουν,αφενός μεν,τις σχέσεις μεταξύ της εθνικής οικονομίας και της αλλοδαπής,αφετέρου δε,τις α (and on the other hand). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מח" 'יסא, מצ" אח". (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

egyrészt (on the one part, partly), egyfelől. (various references)

   

Italian

  

Programma specifico di ricerca,di sviluppo tecnologico e di dimostrazione che sar eseguito per la Comunit europea,da una parte dal CCR,mediante azioni dirette,dall'altra mediante attivit che rientrano nell'ambito di un approccio concorrenziale e son (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), Programma specifico di ricerca, di sviluppo tecnologico e di dimostrazione che sar eseguito per la Comunit europea, da una parte dal CCR, mediante azioni dirette, dall'altra mediante attivit che rientrano nell'ambito di un approccio concorrenziale e (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), nei conti generali del paese vengono evidenziate le relazioni dell'economia nazionale con il resto del mondo e quelle fra i vari aggregati del sistema (and on the other hand, the interrelationships between thedifferent aggregates of the system, the relationships between the national economy and the rest of the world, the simplified accounts for the nation record). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onay ethay oneay andhay

   

Portuguese

  

Programa específico de investigação,desenvolvimento tecnológico e demonstração a executar para a Comunidade Europeia pelo CCI,por um lado,e por meio de actividades que se inscrevem no quadro de uma abordagem concorrencial e destinadas ao apoio cient (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), Programa específico de investigação, desenvolvimento tecnológico e demonstração a executar para a Comunidade Europeia pelo CCI, por um lado, e por meio de actividades que se inscrevem no quadro de uma abordagem concorrencial e destinadas ao apoio ci (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), por um lado. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

pe de o parte ... pe de altã parte (on the one hand ... on the other hand). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

с одной стороны (on one hand). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

u jednu ruku (hand: on the one hand). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

Programa específico de investigación y desarrollo tecnológico que deberá realizar la Comunidad Europea,por una parte por el CCI y,por otra parte,mediante actividades inscritas en el marco de un enfoque competitivo y destinadas a ofrecer un apoyo cient (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), Programa específico de investigación y desarrollo tecnológico que deberá realizar la Comunidad Europea, por una parte por el CCI y, por otra parte, mediante actividades inscritas en el marco de un enfoque competitivo y destinadas a ofrecer un apoyo ci (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), por un lado, las cuentas simplificadas de la nación registran por un lado, las relaciones de la economía nacional con el resto del mundo, y por otro, las relaciones entre los diferentes agregados del sistema (and on the other hand, the interrelationships between thedifferent aggregates of the system, the relationships between the national economy and the rest of the world, the simplified accounts for the nation record). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

Särskilt program för forskning, teknisk utveckling och demonstration som skall genomföras för Europeiska gemenskapen dels av Gemensamma forskningscentret (GFC), dels genom konkurrensinriktade verksamheter i syfte att ge vetenskapligt och tekniskt stö (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

bir taraftan. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: On The One Hand

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

sive. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Anagrams: On The One Hand

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-h-h-n-n-n-o-o-t"

-4 letters: headnote.

-5 letters: endnote, heathen, hennaed, hothead, neonate, odonate, tenoned.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Historic
6. Quotations: Fiction
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Quotations: Speeches
9. Expressions
10. Translations: Modern
11. Translations: Ancient
12. Anagrams
13. Bibliography


  

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