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...Italy show at the Fogg is not one to be raced through. It requires concentration. You have to be, unlike me, willing to read all of the fine print. My first time visiting the exhibit, I walked through the hallway and one room a bit confused. I could not ascertain what the thread was that linked these varied Renaissance prints together. I was totally oblivious to the point being made...

Author: By Brooke M. Lampley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Art Imitates Art at the Fogg Museum | 11/20/1998 | See Source »

Amateurs who observe new comets from 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 10, 1998 on must contact the CBAT about their discovery and ascertain that they located the comet in an amateur setting before becoming eligible for the award...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS HELP DISCOVER NEW COMETS | 10/13/1998 | See Source »

...encouraged attendees to meet with customers in order to ascertain the popularity of a product among potential buyers...

Author: By Gila D. Jones, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Young HBS Entrepreneur Offers Business Advice to Aspiring Students | 10/8/1998 | See Source »

Mitchell did not fundamentally change as a quarterback in that time, and the Lions had ample time to ascertain his value in the two years prior that he spent with the organization...

Author: By Zachary T. Ball, | Title: Barnum, Barry and A Three-Ring Circus | 9/23/1998 | See Source »

...sound nostalgic for the cold war, but it did make reading international news a lot easier. During the cold war, when ethnic or tribal conflicts popped up in countries you didn't know from chopped liver, there was no need to go through the laborious task of trying to ascertain which side was marginally less beastly than its adversary. Whichever side the Red Menace was for we were against. Simple as that. And consider this: during the cold war, the meltdown of the Russian ruble would have been treated as good news...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bunny Troubles | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

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