Sentence examples for difficult to ascertain precisely from inspiring English sources
It is difficult to ascertain precisely what the hundreds of nongovernment groups in Haiti spent on their response to the earthquake — at least $1.5 billion, probably much more — and how they spent it.
The prevalence of capital punishment in ancient times is difficult to ascertain precisely, but it seems likely that it was often avoided, sometimes by the alternative of banishment and sometimes by payment of compensation.
While it is very difficult to ascertain precisely which model applies to a particular cellular context, in a broad simplification one could say that in one conformation, the 'opposite conformation', the tetramer can bring together different cell membranes, while in the other conformation, the 'lateral conformation', the tetramer can act as a platform for association with other proteins.
In fact, the conditions in Syria are so bad that its difficult to ascertain just how many people are dying.
According to Total, engineers are still trying to ascertain precisely where the gas and oil leaks are coming from.
The scale of the problem is impossible to ascertain precisely in a country where everything has been destroyed.
The object was "to ascertain precisely the amount of the debt, and to apportion its justly" among the three municipalities.
White added that it would also be difficult to ascertain the precise details of a helicopter's intended flight path.
It's difficult to ascertain what exactly the jump in the share of gun homicides says about our present moment.
