Without determining how much oil is beneath the ocean's surface and how much is floating toward land, how can we best direct response efforts?
Without determining the extent to which the factors that contributed to the leak in AY-102 were similar to the other 27 double-shell tanks, DOE cannot be sure how long its double-shell tanks can safely store waste.
Without determining capacity to respond, the feasibility of effectively and efficiently implementing plans in a time of crisis remains highly uncertain.
Other states have been quick to develop lists without determining the criteria of invasive species".
The federal extortion theory could hold them both culpable without determining who the gunman was, lawyers say.
Mr. Pasalidis nevertheless argued strongly that Mr. Vaxevanis should be found guilty for defaming people without determining their guilt.
But two years ago, a Japanese experiment called Super-Kamiokande found evidence that neutrinos have at least a small mass, without determining what that mass is.
According to court filings, the district disciplined Mr. Coleman, 18, without determining whether his documented learning disability contributed to his actions.
In those cases, the report found, the bomber's crew tracked suspected Taliban fighters as they entered a building, and then attacked without determining whether civilians were inside.
Inspectors focused on financial companies, and zeroed in on the willingness of auditors to accept valuations of complex securities without determining whether the valuation methods used were reasonable.
Moreover, the report found that the F.B.I. improperly uploaded into its databases large numbers of calling records without determining whether they were relevant to an investigation.
