Sentence examples for while trying to ascertain from inspiring English sources

Even more mind-boggling was that I stumbled upon this discovery while trying to ascertain whether I was related to a different famous religious leader, Rabbi Judah Loew, the Maharal of Prague (born c. 1525), which in turn, came out of a fairly aimless Ancestry.com binge.

Defending their claim that the helicopter had been lost in action, the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated that they had not wanted to "cause further anguish to relatives" while they were still trying to ascertain how the Gazelle had been shot down.

Spectators fixated on big TV sets on each side of the hearing room, trying to ascertain whether Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, was crying while introducing the judge, as he appeared to be.

A very friendly chap was trying to ascertain which covers we had purchased.

"Everyone is just trying to ascertain exactly what's happened," he said.

Thomas Cook said in a statement that it was trying to ascertain if its customers were affected.

"I am trying to ascertain whether $150,000 is what is needed," Mr. Jennings said.

Swiftair said the company was trying to ascertain what had happened.

But while the history of Stagolee, both real and imagined, is useful, the application of his aura falls short when trying to ascertain the meaning of someone like 50 Cent and his restoration of the gangsta aesthetic in the present.

"I try to keep focused, really trying to ascertain who needs to be our targets".

"I am still trying to ascertain what type of documents they were," Mr. Sawyer said yesterday afternoon.