In ascertaining their intention various rules or canons of construction are employed. Observers were reporting difficulties in ascertaining which of Enron's operations, if any, were profitable. I would request everyone involved to not rush to a judgement without ascertaining the facts. Without ascertaining facts, Arjuna assures him protection. There has been some interest in ascertaining Zip's actual mental capacity. Dar asks Max for help in ascertaining what O'Keefe is planning in regards to Quinn. Broadly speaking Buddha-nature is concerned with ascertaining what allows sentient beings to become Buddhas. This reflects the emphasis of ascertaining lineage and ancestral-descendant relatedness in modern-day cladistics. Relative poverty is the "most useful measure for ascertaining poverty rates in wealthy developed nations". After ascertaining his innocence she reveals that Akiha, instead may be responsible. In the case of private registrations, ascertaining registration information may be more difficult. All initial efforts proved unsuccessful with ascertaining the identity of Delta Dawn via this technique. They dismounted and dug at it with their riding-whips, ascertaining that it was indeed sculpture.