A very friendly chap was trying to ascertain which covers we had purchased.
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In a further attempt to find a theoretical framework, we chose a different approach to lead us to relevant frameworks from outside the medical field: using a snowballing technique (Teunissen and Westerman 2011), we tried to ascertain which educational environment instruments were used to build the contents of the medical ones.
The force is combing through extensive evidence relating to the shooter and the attack, with a knife carried by Zehaf-Bibeau taken from his aunt's home in Mont Tremblant, Quebec, while officers try to ascertain how he obtained his gun, which Mr Paulson described as old and uncommon.
This recruitment process takes the form of a lot of talking (frequently made in passing) and multiple meetings through which both parties try to ascertain each other's expectations and then negotiate the conditions of employment.
The first and third groups were treated to an episode of "Sex and the City" called "Was it good for you?" in which the four female characters try to ascertain whether they are good in bed.
While it is not suitable for historians to speculate on the future of humanity, they can nevertheless try to ascertain -- in the present and the near future -- sufficiently coherent tendencies, out of which emerge developing potentialities.
Try to ascertain, for example, if a piece is fresh to the market, perhaps from an estate, or whether it's consigned by a dealer, which could mean it's something that, for whatever reason, didn't sell in the shop.
"We are working very closely with the South Africa authorities to try to ascertain more details".
Try to ascertain how the residents who live there feel about it.
