By sneaking surreptitious looks at the better-dressed members of my yoga class, I had ascertained that a desirable brand was Prana.
Israel was careful to emphasize that it had ascertained that there was no Turkish or Egyptian involvement in the incident.
The synod said it had ascertained that Metropolitan Volodymyr was definitely too ill to carry out his duties.
Once the police officer and I had ascertained the target (a supply cabinet filled with sniff-able aerosols) I got a plank, hammer and nails from the basement.
Within minutes of checking in, Berlin radio announced their hotel room number because the unnamed informant "had ascertained that the duchess had informed von Ribbentrop of her itinerary, schedule, etc, prior to her departure from their villa".
More significantly, a sergeant from the special investigation branch of the Royal Military police signed a statement in which he said that during his inquiries he had "ascertained that Military Personnel had fired from Springmartin Road".
