When I am speaking naturally, I think I say the latter.

In this case, "seeing" means "understanding". This sentence could be rewritten as: "You believe you know the truth, but you could be wrong because you have not considered all of the available information."

All of these examples make sense. However, there should not be a space between the number and the percent sign. Correct: 53% Incorrect: 53 %

Amy has done an excellent job of explaining the meaning of luxury merchandise. To expand on what Alan wrote, "moving" means "selling" in this case. Think about how merchandise moves. First it is made at a factory. Then it moves to a warehouse. Then it moves to the store. When someone buys it, it moves to their home. It is this last move that we are talking about. "Bob moves electronics." = "Bob sells electronics. By doing this, he causes the electronics to move from the showroom to customers' homes."

Yes, it makes perfect sense.

Promontory is a very uncommon English word! Literally, a promontory is a part of the land that goes out into the water. You can see a picture here: http://images.vliz.be/resized/4336_il-karraba-promontory-with-ghajn-tuffieha-bay-in-the-foreground-and-gnejna-bay-in-the-background.jpg A promontory can also be a part of the land that sticks out above lower land. Here is a picture of this kind of promontory: http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/8/flashcards/2496008/jpeg/images1357413721258.jpeg In this paragraph, it is not clear whether the author means the kind that sticks out into the water or the kind that sticks out over land. It is important to understand that the author is using the word promontory to make you feel an emotion while reading this passage. Notice that he uses a lot of figurative language, such as: "The earth rose" -- The earth cannot really rise on its own. Literally, the ground is sloped. "The mountain was covered" -- We know that the mountain was not completely covered by trees trunk-to-trunk. Literally, there are many trees. "the rays of light that settled down" -- Rays of light cannot literally settle. The author is means that when the character looks at the photo, he sees a gentle, natural scene. Please read the following comment for the rest of the explanation.

I think you are reading this article: http://www.voanews.com/content/us-european-trade-free/1606962.html In this case, "at the core" means "more important than everything else". President Obama wants to improve the economy. Sharan Burrow wants to improve the economy too, but she fears that Obama's plan will cause problems for unions. Unions need collective bargaining, so Sharan Burrow wants collective bargaining to be at the core. To understand the sense of this phrase, think about how important the core of a thing can be. In the core of your chest is your heart. Your heart is very important to you. In the core of an apple is the seeds. The seeds are very important to the plant. The US-EU Free Trade Agreement is not a physical thing with a "core", but this is the feeling of the phrase. "Distributional effects" is not a common phrase in English. It is jargon from economics, and it means "who gets the results". Sharan Burrow is concerned that only big companies will get a financial reward from this free trade agreement, and they will not share it with workers. Sharan wants to "distribute" (share) the "effects" (money) with workers. As a side note, you should also know that many people have strong opinions about free trade, collective bargaining, and redistribution of money.