understand
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Example Sentences
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Assistant Chief Officer David Farries said: "We need to do a full investigation with our multi-agency partners to understand the nature of the fire and understand why the fire spread the way that it did."
From BBC
“It is important to understand that it is not illegal to be a monopoly and control a large portion of the market,” said Elton in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead of being concerned with product placement, they had an innate understanding of what their office symbolizes and demands.
From Salon
Koryo Tours said it understood the decision was final and had been taken "at a level above the organisers of the event itself".
From BBC
HMS Prince of Wales, one of the UK's two aircraft carriers, is now unlikely to head to the Middle East as part of efforts to protect British interests, it is understood.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
