Modern ships are getting bigger and harder to navigate, and increasing costs mean fewer crew members at hand on ships.
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He concentrated on the job at hand, on his fingers as they twisted and crimped the wires.
Paul Theroux, a hard-to-please American travel writer, experienced French intractability at first hand on the Orient Express.
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Turning to Zimbabwe, Mr Ancram said he had seen the "murder, rape, robbery, famine and ethnic cleansing" in Zimbabwe at first hand on a visit to the country.
Give your full, undivided attention to the one, important task at hand before moving on to the next.
Ure talks incredulously of once having a glass of wine literally taken out of his hand at 8pm on a Tuesday because the bar owner wanted to close.
Amiworld even tried its hand at trading on the Bermuda Stock Exchange but the exchange suspended the company on August 6, 2012 for not providing audited financial information (something Amiworld never did when it was listed on the Pink Sheets).
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The Chairman noted he was currently too busy focused on the job at hand, and had nothing to add on a possible third term.
For as in this world, head winds are far more prevalent than winds from astern (that is, if you never violate the Pythagorean maxim), so for the most part the Commodore on the quarter-deck gets his atmosphere at second hand from the sailors on the forecastle.
Trainers are on hand at the top to help pull up anyone unable to make the ascent on their own.
The result means United remain a point behind Chelsea at the top of the table, although the London side have a game in hand -- at Hull on Tuesday.
And Tobin explained the exasperation he felt as he sprinted onto the turf with the other medics on hand at the stadium, to try to save Muamba's life with 40, 000 people looking on.
But if Islamic militants threatened Uzbekistan, Russia would at least be on hand to help.
"Yes, I do, " Mr. Loughner responded, as his lawyer, Judy Clarke, sat near him, at times putting her hand on his back.
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If Congress wants GM to make more fuel-efficient cars it has a far better remedy at hand: raising taxes on petrol, which is once again absurdly cheap.
Instead, they constantly assess how to use their personal strengths and whatever resources they have at hand to develop goals on the fly, while creatively reacting to contingencies.
Even as angry victims gathered in court during Mr. Loughner's case, she treated him with kindness, at times putting a hand on his back or shoulder, apparently trying to soothe him.
The Communications Research Centre of Canada was on hand at NAB to demonstrate a small variety of lab projects, with agency representatives hoping to make an impression on attendees, who will theoretically apply these concepts to actual products, with no licensing fee making its way back to the True North.
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When we are at-tension or attentive we are properly focusing on the task at hand.
There is a hostage situation in the Taj -- we're also being told there are gunmen on the roof of that hotel lobbing hand grenades at anti-terror operatives on the ground.
Sadly, the smallest of the quartet wasn't available on the show floor, but we did get a look at the other three tablets on hand, ranging from 8 inches to 10.1.
Jordan's King Abdullah, on the other hand, was hosted at the Obama White House on April 21st.
Secretary General and the international Financial Stability Forum will also be on hand at the summit.
Staff at Bodnant Garden are on hand with dog mess bags in case of any problems.
Bent over at the waist, its hand on its hips, the creature has its face thrust forward menacingly.
Some of those leaders will also be on hand at Kananaskis for the formal launch of the plan.
Two winners of the 2012 scholarship will be on hand at Maker Faire showing off their winning projects.
Tables and seats have redundant attachments and an extra person is on hand at each meal to enforce strict procedures.
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