Sentence examples for first ascertain from inspiring English sources

She noted that the board should first ascertain whether physical or mental illness, or the shareholder's age, interferes with his ability to remedy the unsafe conditions without assistance.

1. Monopoly Power The threshold element of a Section 2 monopolization offense being "the possession of monopoly power in the relevant market," the court must first ascertain the boundaries of the commercial activity that can be termed the "relevant market".

"It is a cardinal principle" of statutory interpretation, however, that when an act of Congress raises "a serious doubt" as to its constitutionality, "this court will first ascertain whether a construction of the statute is fairly possible by which the question may be avoided".

Before turning to the main results, we first ascertain that the conditioning set actually explains some of the variation in grades and years since migration.

It goes further still, suggesting that the communication between the two devices could first ascertain whether the packaged device was actually purchased first, locking it from setup in cases where it determines that it has been stolen instead.

The judges remarked that professionals in early education and intervention should first ascertain, acknowledge, and reassure parental beliefs while identifying and rectifying beliefs that may be detrimental to the development of literacy skills in the child.

Equally ruthless is her sendup of overachieving New York women in feral pursuit of have-it-all motherhood without having first ascertained if they even like children.

So how can you avoid the latter? 1. Know your audience It's pointless investing time or money in developing your brand without first ascertaining what will resonate with your audience, and to understand your customer's habits, wants and needs it is essential to talk to them, says Matthew Crole Rees, head of marketing at carfused.com, a brand offshoot for confused.com.

In 2014, I initiated a Change.org petition calling on the Obama administration to address the FGM problem in the US by first ascertaining the prevalence of FGM here and then devise a national plan to end the practice and provide services to FGM survivors.

Investigation of SBS requires first ascertaining whether the complaints are actually due to poor IAQ; if so, the investigation will gather information about the building's ventilation, heating and air conditioning system, possible sources of internal contaminants, and possible pathways for exterior pollutants to enter the building.

Optimum collector configurations were first ascertained by FEA modelling.