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  • Ascertaining pathways to result y from initial condition x while invoking process z is a matter subject to testing.

    A Modest Proposal (By a Somewhat Modest Engineer) 2009

  • "Ascertaining conditions over the entire supply chain from the materials stage onward and returning to normal operations or switching to alternative parts is difficult," Kohei Takahashi , an analyst at JP Morgan, said in a report.

    Toyota, Honda Delay Plant Restarts to Weekend Yoshio Takahashi 2011

  • Ascertaining pathways to result y from initial condition x while invoking process z is a matter subject to testing.

    A Modest Proposal (By a Somewhat Modest Engineer) 2009

  • For example, one of the exhibits will be Jonathan Swift's Proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English Tongue, from 1712, in which he angrily suggests that English is in chaos and a state-sanctioned group of experts is needed to "fix" it for ever.

    'I wrote 2U B4'! British Library shows up textspeak as soooo 19th century Mark Brown Arts correspondent 2010

  • "Ascertaining whether vehicle defects played a role in these and future incidents is absolutely vital to public safety."

    Orange County Sues Toyota Kate Linebaugh 2010

  • "Ascertaining whether vehicle defects played a role in these and future incidents is absolutely vital to public safety."

    Orange County Sues Toyota Kate Linebaugh 2010

  • "Ascertaining whether vehicle defects played a role in these and future incidents is absolutely vital to public safety."

    Orange County Sues Toyota Kate Linebaugh 2010

  • Ascertaining this cause and effect duality is what we call science in our common sense and this is also the basic objective of philosophy.

    Philosophy of Knowledge 2008

  • Calls for a good dictionary came from such luminaries as Dryden, Defoe, and especially Jonathan Swift, in his Proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English Tongue, 1712.

    Analyzing Becky Sharp’s Trash 2008

  • Ascertaining that the keeper of Bethlem was one John Smith, Harman immediately sent his servant to verify the mans story.

    Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008

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