Example sentences of "know from experience " in BNC.

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1 We know from experience that many factors — some of which may never be apparent to outside observers — determine whether a prisoner of conscience is released .
2 Rommel , indeed , put the blame on the Italians for leaking secrets : ‘ We know from experience , ’ he wrote in his diary , ‘ that Italian headquarters can not keep things to themselves , and that everything they wireless to Rome gets to British ears . ’
3 Since I know from experience that a post is visible from a mile and a half , it should appear in the distance at 61 minutes past eleven . ’
4 I always find good company in kitchens , and I know from experience I 'll have a welcome down below .
5 I want to hear how politicians plan to remove all nuclear weapons now that we know from experience — following the Gulf War — that nuclear weapons are not a deterrent .
6 It 's easy enough to say this : I know from experience how difficult it is in practice !
7 On the left-hand side list the skills and qualifications required in the job description , or what you yourself know from experience the job will entail .
8 ‘ We know from experience that MBIs have always carried a far greater risk than MBOs .
9 ‘ But I know from experience that in cup ties current status counts for little its a question of what you do on the day .
10 These anxieties strengthen the importance of habit : people stick to credit types they know from experience , rather than risk the worry and difficulties of dealing with the unknown .
11 In other words , many executives in firms experiencing economic difficulties and who know from experience that the inspectorate mainly imposes administrative sanctions will calculate that their best interests lie in not conforming to factory health , safety , and welfare regulations ; instead they will gather their excuses and get on with the violations .
12 Forty tiny fingers could wreak havoc if let loose , for they know from experience that their 4-year-old quads have a habit of hiding the prettiest ribbons and baubles .
13 As people in Springhill Community House know from experience the key issue in West Belfast is the provision of employment .
14 I know from experience that one of the frustrations of being head of the Children 's Book Foundation is that however bright and brilliant Julia Eccleshare 's Children 's Books of the Year is , no one seems to buy it .
15 If you know from experience that you are the over-anxious type you must take yourself firmly in hand and allot a fixed ration of time for revision , the rest of the day being spent in healthy exercise .
16 I know from experience that if I approached their hives with scented lotion on my hair it would make them angry . ’
17 I know from experience that fear can be handled if you refuse to let it take over .
18 Again using the Solent area as a practical example , we know from experience that strong winds between north and north-east will significantly reduce tide levels .
19 And I have been years on Bold injections and all the rest of it , and I know from experience you get , you deal with it , it does n't cure the disease but can you see you have a way of dealing with it , of coping with it , of helping yourself er c er do things and therefore you can
20 ‘ We know what we are aiming for and we know from experience how far players can go if they are prepared to work .
21 If I may anticipate a point which , I know from experience , the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) may in due course seek to make , those increases mean that , when looked at alongside the extra help that we have made available in the past four years through income-related benefits for the less well-off families with children , which will amount to some £600 million next year , total expenditure on help to families next year will be higher than if we had simply increased child benefit each year since 1987-88 .
22 Also , that 's what that 's the training staff we know from experience that our moving targets are .
23 The Labour Group often speak in general terms of gross strategic overviews of the economy of these regions and we know from experience what that means
24 I know from experience because of the jumping , she 's had accidents before .
25 One of its most distinguished distinctive characteristics is the size of site which we know from experience which the county Harrogate Borough and ourselves at least have already here can be the order of magnitude of fifty hectares .
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