Sentence examples for or determining from inspiring English sources

Can we give ourselves in service without directing or determining?

Tracking down overdue bills, or determining if they were even collectable, was a particular problem.

Canadian psychologists have studied not only treatment outcomes but also risk assessment, or determining who is likely to reoffend.

This could prove particularly useful in the field of non-destructive testing, or determining materials' physical properties – and weaknesses – without damaging them.

And in fact, the very notion of measuring ripples from the Big Bang or determining whether space is curved or flat is likely to baffle most lay people.

It was less useful at explaining clearly where Labour disagreed with the Conservatives, or determining which choices Labour itself should make.

"Lehman's conduct was not a contributing factor to either bringing about the First Alliance bankruptcy or determining the ordering of creditors to the bankruptcy estate," Judge Carter wrote in his order.

A simple example of graph theory is the four-color map problem, or determining how many colors are needed to color in the countries on a map so that no two countries of the same color touch.

Actually, Section 2 provides that a law enforcement official "may not solely consider race, color or national origin" in making any stops or determining immigration status.

Research may focus on identifying and clarifying construct boundaries, or determining which constructs relate to other constructs, as a basis for theorizing functional relationships between systems of constructs.

The new 'war against terrorism' in Administration and Congressional rhetoric has been cast as just such a principle, unifying the country and the political establishment behind a common goal and affecting or determining a great range of other policies.