From the first moment that animals on earth developed sight, the advantage went to those who were fastest to discern the patterns, or unusual details, that signalled potential threats—or potential opportunities.
Devised for the quick retrieval of the names of known suspects, the network can be searched for terms like "aviation" or "schools, " but not "aviation schools" -- in other words, precisely the kinds of phrases that may have made it easier for law enforcement agents to connect the dots and discern the patterns of activity leading up to Sept. 11 attacks.
It is difficult to discern the patterns of evolutionary change in tectal organization.
I'm sure, at least, that I am the only one who noticed their peculiar constellation, though I have yet to discern the pattern they form.
To test numerical reasoning, they asked participants to discern the pattern in a sequence: What comes next in the series 18, 20, 24, 30, 38?
It put much importance on the cross sectional study of the places at some critical times to discern the pattern of past changes.
Although high-resolution scanners can discern the pattern of pores, using the water-sensitive polymer would help distinguish active, moisture-producing sweat pores from inactive ones.
In the latter case it was not always easy to discern the pattern: one girl, for instance, planted her seeds in a seemingly random pattern that grew into a smiley face.
Field stratigraphy, sedimentology and luminescence dating of the exposed fluvial and aeolian sequences from the southern desert margin were used to discern the pattern of southwest monsoon variability during the last 130 ka.
