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What we're trying to do is (1) determine which issue of the 2007 gameday program contains this article, and (2) see if we can locate a copy of this program.

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  1. transitive verb To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.
  2. transitive verb To end or decide, as by judicial action.
  3. transitive verb To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation. See Synonyms at discover.
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  • It isn't uncommon for brothers to be involved in a parentage dispute, or even for the mother to have the DNA test carried out privately to determine which is the father of her child. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • There is no test that can determine which is the biological father of a child. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • "We've not completed all the environmental studies to determine which is the most feasible alternate," Harris said. —  Sand Mountain Reporter: News
  • There are many approaches to determine which is the best forex software, but of course, I think you will agree with me that performance or profit potential is what matters the most when looking at the different options. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Somebody threw us in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean without a life raft and we're trying to determine which is the closest shore and whether there's any chance in the world to swim that far.
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  1. Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, from Latin dētermināre, to limit : dē-, de- + terminus, boundary.

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  1. from Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, French déterminer = Provencal Spanish Portuguese determinar = Italian determinare, from Latin determinare, bound, limit, prescribe, fix, determine, from de- + terminare, bound, limit: see term, terminate, determinate.
 

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