When asked about anti-Semitism she said: "I simply did not understand it, " and she denounced members of her own constituency association who excluded Jews from the local golf club.
The reason the issue has become so controversial is largely because people don't understand it, she said.
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If the author is only going to do an activity a few times a year then how can she expect to understand anything about it?
Wilson, a writer and consultant, says she hired ResultSource in part because she wanted to understand the experience firsthand before deciding whether she could recommend it to her publishing clients.
"When I found out they were gone I was really, really sad and I couldn't understand it, " she said.
"So many times things get back to the money issue, and I think maybe they're trying to get people to understand it, " she says.
She and her husband "both understand the language now, so we get it, " she says.
Exposure to parents and other relatives who speak Korean has given Kim some knowledge of the language -- she can generally understand the subject matter of the conversation -- but she can't read it and doesn't enunciate well.
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As the Delhi (India) native thanked delegates for selecting her as the winner of the International Year of Water Cooperation slogan contest and adopting her message as the official 2013 slogan, she said it was important for humanity to understand the deeper meaning behind her words, and work towards resolving transboundary issues involving water sharing.
She said that people do not necessarily understand how difficult it can be for someone who has gone through this trauma.
While it might sound like this poor mom has what it takes to be the next Andrea Yates, it's important to understand that she's really just adjusting to the "fight or flight" stress hormones that for any new mom or mom-to-be are innate and incredibly powerful, Brizendine said.
"If you looked at them properly as to what they were, I don't quite understand why it wasn't questioned, " she said.
She said it took the United Nations a long time to understand how culture is capable of bringing peoples and economies together.
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"As the latest tax policy has not been discussed with group I understand it is a 'proposal' only, " she said.
Ms Frederick told BBC News that she did not understand why the full report should be confidential and that it would easy enough to publish the transcripts without the details of the schools and individuals who gave the interviews.
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And as I understand it, the reason Kathleen made this decision was she could not be confident that a 10-year-old or an 11-year-old go into a drugstore, should be able -- alongside bubble gum or batteries -- be able to buy a medication that potentially, if not used properly, could end up having an adverse effect.
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Now, I understand Natoma was pretty surprised when she found out that I had read it to these CEOs.
"I still don't understand it even though I'm doing it, " she said.
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"Look, I have suffered more than most from gun violence, and I certainly want to do all I can to reduce gun violence and I understand it helps to have common sense gun laws, " she said recently on the campaign trail.
Dr Randle added that she could not recall a summer that wet before, making it difficult to fully understand whether the conditions would have a lasting impact on particular species.
It didn't hurt to be in a position to understand what she was selling.
"I hope people understand that it was a struggle, it was a difficult time, " she said.
As for Williams, who has lost so many including her young cousin, she is working with children with behavioral problems to teach them to understand consequences of violence before it is too late.
"When you see someone's behavior, and their manner of stress-induced behavior, coupled with how their personality already is, I think it makes it easier to understand why something like this could possibly happen, " she told CNN Thursday.
She says that this type of marketing is effective because it's in a language that consumers understand.
"I know it's hard for people to understand what I'm doing, " she told reporters on 28 December.
Statisticians who understand data and can use it to forecast trends and behavior will do especially well, she says.
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