All 15 Uses
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The Hunt for Red October
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- He was determined to be the first, and the difficulty of the task would only confirm his own prowess.†
Chpt 2. *
- His five years at VVMUPP were the most demanding of his life, the more so since he was determined not to succeed but to excel.†
Chpt 3.
- The skipper of the Los Angeles made a determined effort to track the Victor and came away from it badly shaken.†
Chpt 5.
- Although the 688-class submarines were faster than the older Victors, the Russian submarine had simply not slowed down—for fifteen hours, it was later determined.†
Chpt 5.
- The exact details of the operation have not been determined.†
Chpt 7.
- The raid had been a failure because the North Vietnamese had removed all of the captured pilots a few weeks before, something that aerial photographs could not determine.†
Chpt 8.
- First we will determine if we have a problem, then its severity.†
Chpt 9.
- Tests the previous year had determined that he could maintain a steady firing rate of one round every twenty seconds, with the laser shifting fire from one target to another until there were no more.†
Chpt 9.
- Whatever his fate might be, Padorin was determined to meet it with dignity.†
Chpt 9.
- "The most disturbing thing of all," added Mikhail Alexandrov, the Party theoretician who had replaced the dead Mikhail Suslov and was even more determined than the departed ideologue to be simon-pure on Party doctrine, "is how tolerant the Main Political Administration has been toward this renegade.†
Chpt 9.
- If the Soviets want anything back, they can bring action in admiralty court, which means the federal district court sitting in Norfolk, where, if the suit were successful—after the value of the salvaged property was determined, and after the U.S. Navy was paid a proper fee for its salvage effort, also determined by the court—the wreck would be returned to its rightful owners.†
Chpt 9.
- If the Soviets want anything back, they can bring action in admiralty court, which means the federal district court sitting in Norfolk, where, if the suit were successful—after the value of the salvaged property was determined, and after the U.S. Navy was paid a proper fee for its salvage effort, also determined by the court—the wreck would be returned to its rightful owners.†
Chpt 9.
- Any Soviet agent trying to determine what this mission had been would find himself in a maze with dozens of blank walls.†
Chpt 14. *
- If the Georgia were indeed coming in with a sick engine she'd be coming slow, and a slow Ohio made about as much noise as a virgin whale determined to retain her status.†
Chpt 17.
- In control, Ryan was soon back in his seat trying to determine if his instruments still worked.†
Chpt 17.
Definitions:
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(1)
(determined as in: is determined to succeed) firm in purpose
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(2)
(determine as in: determined she is guilty) to learn, discover, or decide
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(3)
(determine as in: this game determines the champion) to control (how something will turn out)
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) See a comprehensive dictionary for specialized meanings used in law, math, and logic.