Word: ascertain
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Both Coburn and Epps held several meetings with HSA officials to ascertain whether their organization would be interested in the newspaper delivery service...
...longer a novelty but a concept in the midst of change. Rev. Donald Luster of the Charles St. AME Church in Roxbury, a member of the Covenant steering committee, said, "We're in a process of trying to re-evaluate what has already been done and to try to ascertain where there have been some breakdowns. We haven't been going in a fluid motion," he admitted. While some downtown churches have maintained Covenant sponsored dialogues between people of different races, Luster said, "areas such as Dorchester and Roxbury have been difficult to maintain...
...used by each of the several Faculties at Harvard in admitting students; (2) a discussion of the goals that admissions committees might ideally seek to achieve in selecting applicants; (3) a review of the literature concerning the most common criteria for admission--prior grades and standardized test scores--to ascertain what these criteria purport to measure and how well they succeed; (4) a review of what is known about the effectiveness of other methods of evaluating applicants--personal interviews, letters of recommendation, and any other techniques in use at Harvard or elsewhere; and (5) a list of questions or topics...
...such occasions, court watchers customarily try to ascertain where the court as a whole stands, whether it is moving toward conservatism or liberalism, toward activism or judicial restraint. The only answer is that the court is deeply divided. The four cases decided last week produced a total of no fewer than 22 concurring and dissenting opinions, which filled a total of 345 pages. Even those Justices who agreed on a decision often differed over the reasons for it. Only one opinion was signed by a court majority of five. Two of the decisions, on abortion and benzene, pleased political conservatives...
Joan K. Flectner, secretary to the Leverett House master, said yesterday the master's office has tentatively approved the project. "The office needs more current information before it can ascertain if any rules are going to be broken and before they can give their final approval," she added...