Word: ascertain
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...undated early stage, the late Roman stage and the Byzantine stage, part of which had always been visible. The infuriating quality of "CG" is that it gets taller and taller. Partial excavation reveals two levels supported by a third. Flooding prevents a definitive look at this third level to ascertain if indeed the foundation doesn't lie further below. At the present moment, "CG" stands at about 43 feet tall...
...yesterday's meeting, President Pusey reportedly attempted to ascertain (through a series of votes) just where the Faculty would draw the line at University participation in programs with affidavits attached...
...want to discover what happens to individuals when they come to Harvard, and whether or not they change their viewpoints," Dr. Charles E. Bidwell, research sociologist of the Health Services, comments. In the five-year study, members of the Unit B staff will try to ascertain the relation between an individual and the College, and the extent to which their interaction produces changes in the individual...
...Researchers will also try to ascertain the effect of volunteers upon the hospital as a whole. Some students will work with entire wards, trying to cheer patients and help them regain self-esteem. A sociologist has started to study selected wards, and his investigation will be repeated after the volunteers complete their duties...
Popular opinion usually regards the female as a member of the species with a greater degree of religiosity. Women are often considered more likely than men to accept doctrines of religious faith, and many clergymen will ascertain that women outnumber men in attendance at worship services. Frequently, the everyday explanation of this phenomenon is that the female is by nature a more sentimental and less rational being than the male...