understand
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Councillor Jon Andrews, cabinet member for place services, said they "understand the frustration" but drain clearance was not "the main issue".
From BBC
"Unless you can have those conversations, I don't understand how women were meant to get this information, physically and anatomically. Francesca doesn't know what's meant to be happening!"
From BBC
Bessent’s irritation over the probe stemmed in part from concerns that his delicate dancework to secure Powell’s eventual departure had been trampled on by colleagues who didn’t understand the steps, this person said.
“If the U.S. government is unilaterally going into a sovereign country and apprehending somebody, you can understand the concern that sovereign entity might have,” Colombo told reporters outside the courthouse on Tuesday.
The younger Belichick's understanding of football was also nurtured by his mother, Jeannette, with whom he spent many weekends watching games on TV.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
