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on the one hand



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on the one hand
     1. prep. (sequence, idiomatic) From one point of view.
           On the one hand, it was quite a good bargain, but, on the other hand, do we really need one?
Analysis
on
     1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
     2. adj. Performing according to schedule.
           Are we still on for tonight?
           Is the show still on?
     3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
the
     1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     2. art.          Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
one
     1. num. (cardinal) The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
           In some religions, there is only one god.
           In many cultures, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth.
           One person, one vote.
     2. num. (number theory) The first positive number in the set of natural numbers.
hand
     1. n. The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
           Her hands are really strong.
     2. n. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.:
     3. n.          A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
     4. n.          An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.

Example Sentences

On the one hand, she can't stand his books but on the other, she always held onto a bit of him over the years, too. 
On the one hand there will be more decentralised supply of energy. 
How can one complain about gay promiscuity on the one hand, and refuse to recognise monogamous gay unions on the other? 



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