Search Details

Word: ascertain (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...writes further that the men he has contacted are very receptive to the idea because of the high prestige Harvard enjoys in the Middle West. As far as the club has been able to ascertain it will be the only college dramatic organization to give a presentation at the fair. There has been no definite date set as yet for the performances...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: H. D. C. MAY GIVE "WATCHED POT" AT FAIR IN CHICAGO | 4/17/1933 | See Source »

...meeting become generally known and even then other Senators and Representatives could pry nothing out of the conferees. Speaker Rainey tried to divert the Press's interest by outlining a legislative program for the next two months which required no tip-toe visit to the White House to ascertain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Control of Congress | 4/17/1933 | See Source »

...determine that whatever disturbance had taken place was probably south of Pasadena and (because of the interruption to Los Angeles stations) might have affected Los Angeles to a serious extent. Presently I picked up a station west of me announcing that they were making strenuous effort to ascertain the extent of the disturbance. Shortly after we were informed of the Long Beach catastrophe. Then the air was quickly filled with exciting calls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 27, 1933 | 3/27/1933 | See Source »

...faculty of this University have no vote in the election of a president. It is customary for the Board of Trustees to ascertain faculty sentiment, and in the case of Professor Chase's election, faculty sentiment undoubtedly played some part, but the faculty voted neither for nor against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 20, 1933 | 2/20/1933 | See Source »

Sadly puzzled for the past three months to ascertain what the shooting was about, I had given up in despair, when my copy of TIME came to the desk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 9, 1933 | 1/9/1933 | See Source »

Previous | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | Next