As I have heard vs When I heard

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'As I have heard' is used to introduce information that the speaker has heard at some point in the past, while 'When I heard' is used to specify the time when the speaker heard something. They are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes.

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As I have heard

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to introduce information that the speaker has heard at some point in the past.

This phrase is used to refer to information that the speaker has heard from a source at some point in the past. It is often used to provide background information or to introduce a topic.

Examples:

As I have heard, the company is planning to expand its operations.
As I have heard, the concert was amazing.

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This compromise does not mean a complete liberalisation of port services, as I have heard throughout the previous debate.
It strikes me that this is a subject on which it is not possible to have a Group vote, as I have heard suggested now and again.
As I have heard the words of his angels.
We need to break the siege of Gaza, and taking a military approach to this, as I have heard recommended, would be pure madness.
But as I have heard you say, Commissioner Monti, you are still saying no.
We would have a return to an industrial relations system based on rules that are unacceptable to all the political groups in Parliament, as I have heard.
As far as I have heard, the Council thinks differently and does not wish to go into such detail or give companies a guarantee that any kind of risk-sharing can take place.
Saying, as I have heard from some European leaders, that we must continue in our laissez-faire approach and that no regulation is necessary is a mistake.
If you, are as I have heard tell... ...a talented draughtsman...
The two dossiers are not the same thing, and it is irresponsible to make threats to Iran of war or international intervention, as I have heard suggested in this Parliament today.
I have a totally different belief in that regard, in that I do not believe that every individual has the right to choose his own addiction - as I have heard proclaimed on Dutch television once or twice.
Mr President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, I too am dissatisfied with your answer, as I have heard accounts from relatives of Cuban citizens unjustly held in US prisons, who have been denied any visiting rights.
Based on these ideas and also on the recommendations of 3 July 2008 from the working group on structural activities, the Commission specified in the proposal an amount which, as I have heard in the debate, is generally regarded as acceptable.
And I would also like to thank the devil' Mr Samland, as I have heard him called, for the way he is handling the work of the Committee on Budgets.
These give rise to innovations, but, as I keep being told, and as I have heard this afternoon, researchers and brainpower go where more is on offer, not only financially, but also in terms of technology.
It was not therefore, as I have heard, in order to yield to some sort of pressure that we preferred to close the debate in this way, at least for the time being, but rather in order to maintain a position of principle.
South Africa receives considerable financial aid to overcome the effects of apartheid and those projects are faring well, as far as I have heard.
In sporting terms, too, there have been have organised a football tournament in which Austria has not only played, but also won, as I have heard.
As far as I have heard, they are not calling for a European constitution, unless they believe that a European constitution will solve everyone's problems.

When I heard

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to specify the time when the speaker heard something.

This phrase is used to specify the time when the speaker heard something. It is often used to narrate a sequence of events or to provide context for a particular situation.

Examples:

When I heard the news, I was shocked.
When I heard the music, I knew it was time to dance.

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When I heard you were coming I was very happy.
When I heard what had happened.
When I heard your suspicions, I started to distance myself.
When I heard people had been killed, I confronted him immediately.
When I heard they'd taken you to the pound...
When I heard they had brought somebody from L.A., I panicked.
When I heard about the fire, I practically ran here, man.
When I heard of your death, I was very sad.
When I heard shots, I hit the ground.
When I heard you had escaped Winterfell, I feared the worst.
When I heard the explosion, I saw smoke coming from a stairwell.
When I heard about the shooting, my heart stopped.
When I heard that he'd killed another woman...
When I heard the verdict, I thought he'd swing.
When I heard her voice, I reacted by instinct.
When I heard about this place...
When I heard that you and Leslie were breaking up, I...
When I heard about Yasmin Heaney.
When I heard of my real family line.
When I heard what happened this morning on the Promenade...

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