1. on the one hand - Adverb
2. on the one hand - Phrase
from one point of view
Source: WordNetWe are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, Our Flag will be recognized throughout the World as a symbol of Freedom on the one hand and of overwhelming force on the other. George C. Marshall
My interests drew me in different directions. On the one hand I was powerfully attracted by science, with its truths based on facts; on the other hand I was fascinated by everything to do with comparative religion. [...] In science I missed the factor of meaning; and in religion, that of empiricism. Carl Jung
We live in a society which on the one hand pressurizes us into the pursuit of instant gratification, and the other hand imposes on whole sectors of the population and endless deferment of fulfillment. Terry Eagleton
Between richer and poorer classes in a free country a mutually respecting antagonism is much healthier than pity on the one hand and dependence on the other, as is, perhaps, the next best thing to fraternal feeling. Charles Cooley
For the world is Hell, and men are on the one hand the tormented souls and on the other the devils in it. Arthur Schopenhauer
A middle of the roader is one who is apt to have trouble on the one hand and also on the other. Traditional Proverb