She ascertained that while the yolks stiffen at 158 degrees, the dominant protein in the whites, ovalbumin, doesn't set until 180.
Her accounts of the discovery varied; she said she might have handled it in 2011 without realizing what it was, but in 2014 she ascertained that it was not, as she first believed, merely a rough draft of "Mockingbird".
Robert Lowell and Mark Rothko establish their cultural credentials by recognizing her literary pedigree: she quickly ascertains that both "knew the works of my grandfather".
Once she has ascertained that our waitress and her family are enjoying good health, Brooke orders a sandwich and I order a salad, and I put an inevitable question: What was Vincent Astor really like?
Neelie Kroes, the European commissioner responsible for telecommunications, said she would ascertain whether the Hungarian regulator acted independently in the auction, in which the regulator will award 10.8 megahertz of prime 900 megahertz broadcasting spectrum to the new government-run carrier.
A mistake had been made and now I knew why the person behind the counter had such an odd look on her face when I put my order in; she hadn't heard the full order - that had been directed to her colleague - and as far as she could ascertain, I'd asked for a salad sandwich, which marked me out as something of a freak.
After she leaves, and Mamie ascertains that all five dogs were hanged, she is relieved and begins to dance.
Collins said that before she would support Rice for secretary of state, she needs to ascertain what was really going on.
It was still possible, she announced, to ascertain how the 21 victims had met their deaths.
"The police locked on to what I was doing," she says, "to ascertain whether it was a threat or not.
