on the one hand
fixed phr..fixed phr.. you use this to introduce the first of two different or opposite ideas.
fixed phr.. a discourse marker used to introduce the first of two contrasting points, perspectives, or arguments in a balanced discussion.
On the one hand, the job pays well.
On the one hand, I really want to go to the party, but on the other hand, I have a lot of work to finish.
On the one hand, the new policy promises significant economic growth, yet it simultaneously threatens to exacerbate existing social inequalities within the urban population.
almost always followed later in the sentence or paragraph by 'on the other hand'.
teach this as a pair with 'on the other hand' to help students structure comparative essays or balanced arguments.
In the one hand...On the one hand...the preposition 'on' is fixed in this idiomatic expression; 'in' is incorrect.