To illustrate his points, Young presents a number of fascinating transcripts of the group therapy and diagnostic sessions that he observed firsthand over a period of two years.

The hydrodynamics class was on an aerial field trip to observe firsthand some textbook examples of maturing rivers and beachfront erosion.

He described Atakapa cannibalistic feasts which he observed firsthand.

In his guise as a state doctor, he observes firsthand the price of empire in Ethiopia, Angola, Afghanistan, Nicaragua and Yemen.

In that hush, Picard's mind sought to make some sense of what they'd been told about Etolos and what they now observed firsthand.

I have served as a grant review consultant to the National Cancer Institute and observed firsthand these declines in cancer funding.

You observed firsthand an existence that was different, and very much more violent than your own, and are dwelling on your participation in it.

Pit crews notably had very little information on what was going on out on the track, outside of what they could observe firsthand from the pits.

That happened to be the peak of the intifada, which he observed firsthand as a producer and cameraman for foreign television networks.

Al Smith, a Houston Oilers two-time All-Pro linebacker, observed firsthand this season the defenses of all four remaining playoff teams.