direct knowledge

collocation in English

meaningsofdirectandknowledge

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direct
adjective
uk
/daɪˈrekt/us
/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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knowledge
noun
uk
/ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/
understanding of or information about a subject that you get by experience or study, either known by one person or by ...
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(Definition ofdirectandknowledgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdirect knowledge

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But your conscious intentions could cause your actions without your having anydirectknowledgeof the causal link.
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In many applications, adirectknowledgeof the film height is of greater interest than information about the velocity or pressure field of the fluid.
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This difference allows the robot to localize the chemical releaser without anydirectknowledgeof airflow direction.
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Besides, clinicians lack information when they interpret images in the absence ofdirectknowledgeof the patient.
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Ifdirectknowledgeof historical sequences from paleontological data established the only path to resolution, then imperfections of the fossil record would preclude resolution at sufficient frequency.
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Women who engage in easier deliveries are also unable to havedirectknowledgeof difficult childbirth since they did not have the same experience; all women are not identical.
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Further, only through participation can the nation acquire its owndirectknowledgeof, and capability in, oil and gas production.
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We know, either by speculation or fromdirectknowledge, the rather sad reasons why that was not done.
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He would therefore be exercising his judgment in, so to speak, a vacuum, with nodirectknowledgeof the matter in hand.
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They call for rapid improvisation by people on the spot withdirectknowledgeof the area.
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I am unaware of any complaints concerning their alleged presence or conduct from persons withdirectknowledgeof the search arrangements.
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Are banks to be consulted without thedirectknowledgeof the student application?
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That case is taken over by another immigration officer who has nodirectknowledgeof the way in which the matter was dealt with.
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After a delay of two or three years, people who haddirectknowledgeof the facts sometimes cannot be traced.
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I speak with somedirectknowledge, as being connected with those heavy industries.
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His first-hand anddirectknowledgeand experience of this subject makes it all the more valuable.
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We have nodirectknowledgeof the incident cited and therefore no knowledge of its causes.
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They have made out no case for their approach, which is based upon nodirectknowledgeof what is going on in the schools.
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All those who spoke haddirectknowledgeof the matter, and had thought about the licensing of minicabs.
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