He allowed that much of their investigation was based on 'second-hand' evidence, on a day when the inquests were being denied first-hand evidence.

He bravely ignored the risks of discovery to gather crucial first-hand evidence.

In the majority of these cases, there was first-hand evidence (mainly from police witnesses) of the defendant's behaviour from which criminal intent was inferred.

Many prominent botanists and tree enthusiasts have long been sceptical of such claims because they lacked first-hand evidence from a credible source.

This may be obtained by direct contact with the objects of the world or by being narrated by a reliable person who has first-hand information.

During the course of the visit, which could be for a day, or overnight, the students will gain first-hand information regarding the specific ecosystem and the threats faced by it.

Craving first-hand information, she pursued a story directly to the source with little regard for her personal safety, to engage those she deemed central to a story.

The massive fifty volumes are one of the most extensive collections of first-hand information from the period of the early republic and are widely cited by modern historians.

Their approach, scholarly but accessible, was aided by their first-hand observation of many of the places and objects that were featured.

Where data and first-hand observation are concerned, what's the context?

First-hand observation determines the truth or falsity of a given statement.

Considering the shortness of their stay their account reveals very intensive first-hand observation.

These first-hand observations and experiences are among my happiest and sharpest memories, and probably account for the many nature form subjects in my sculpture.

It would be, she resolved, an immediate, first-hand report, without political bias, and she would not touch it up later.

Following the earlier storm, first-hand reports were painting a less rosy picture than the official one.

This was an innovative method for the time before journalism that relied on first-hand reports was commonplace.

The team for the mission included a journalist and a photographer who provided first-hand reports of the expedition.

The power of first-hand testimony had not exactly been forgotten either.

Using rarely seen documents and first-hand testimony, the film explains how the virus managed to cross the world and explores the desperate attempts by doctors and governments to contain it.

Using archive footage and first-hand testimonies, the film charts the career of a doomed hero.

This film gives a minute-by-minute account of what happened, with first-hand testimonies from passengers, eyewitnesses and rescuers.

His family circumstances gave him a first-hand understanding of the vicissitudes of social mobility.

But what the pair lacked in retail know-how, they made up for with their first-hand understanding of the market.

Interns gain a first-hand understanding of the legislative process and the operation of executive branch agencies.