The queen would gather her ministers for counsel in this building, and the large windows on all four sides of the building provided a view of the countryside below, enabling the queen to ascertain the security of her surroundings.
Likewise the research reported here for England and Wales could usefully be replicated in other countries where there has been a drop in burglary (or where, conversely, burglary has risen) to ascertain whether similar household security improvements (or relaxing of security) have been made elsewhere with a similar role in producing drops (or rises) in burglary.
The Jacqui Lambie Network, which has called for strict rules on labelling Halal food and which would have a empower "law enforcement and security agencies to ascertain whether monies paid for [Halal] certification are misused in the support of terrorist activities," won a seat in Tasmania.
Too Much Information Many people post personal or nostalgic information about themselves on their profiles -- first pet's name, childhood addresses, favorite pizza topping, etc. Keep in mind that many websites where you do business (like banks) ask these kinds of security questions to ascertain your identity before you can log in.
Even though Republican Congressional Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy had already admitted the purpose of Representative Gowdy's Benghazi committee was not to ascertain the facts and prevent further security breaches at our embassies but rather to drive down presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's poll numbers, it still came as a shock to witness the Republican's abusive questioning of Clinton.
Veils must be removed or lifted to ascertain identity, for passport photos and airline security and at banks.
This is all the more important where terrorism and security are at issue because facts can be difficult to ascertain, even where they pose absolutely no risk to national security.
Rejecting the advice of some army officers to take refuge with the troops in Macedonia, he sailed to Italia to ascertain whether he had any potential political fortunes or security.
Under the federal securities laws, a judge is required to ascertain whether a proposed S.E.C. settlement is "fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the public interest".
The security guard who answers these calls is trained to ascertain if the outcome of a live tournament or club championship is at stake.
