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    determining

    US /dɪ'tɜ:mɪnɪŋ/

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    UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪnɪŋ/

    A2
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To control exactly how something will be or act
    She is determining if she can jump that far
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To establish the facts about; discover
    They are determining where the fire started
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To officially decide (something) as the result of evidence or facts.
    They are determining the best course of action.
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To be the decisive factor in; control.
    Several factors are determining the outcome of the election.

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    How the discovery of DNA changed the world – and my life | BBC Ideas

    05:55How the discovery of DNA changed the world – and my life | BBC Ideas
    • Determining the order of these chemicals - their sequence - is known as sequencing.

      Determining the order of these chemicals - their sequence - is known as sequencing.

    B2

    A Cake or a Biscuit? - The Lengthy and Expensive Saga of the Jaffa Cake

    06:39A Cake or a Biscuit? - The Lengthy and Expensive Saga of the Jaffa Cake
    • with the lengthy and expensive case determining one and only one thing: whether or not the Jaffa Cake is a cake or a biscuit.

      with the lengthy and expensive case determining one and only one thing: whether or not the Jaffa Cake is a cake or a biscuit.

    • there's another point here: they were also once at the center of one of the fiercest court battles of the 1990s, with the lengthy and expensive case determining one and only one thing whether or not the Jaffa Cake is a cake or a biscuit.

      there's another point here: they were also once at the center of one of the fiercest court battles of the 1990s, with the lengthy and expensive case determining one and only one thing whether or not the Jaffa Cake is a cake or a biscuit.

    B1

    Elderly Care: Vision and Hearing Loss

    03:51Elderly Care: Vision and Hearing Loss
    • Early detection of a hearing problem is helpful in determining the right treatment and is useful to hinder hearing loss from becoming worse.

      Early detection of a hearing problem is helpful in determining the right treatment and is useful to hinder hearing loss from becoming worse.

    • Early detection of a hearing problem is helpful in determining the right treatment and is useful to hinder hearing loss from becoming worse.

      Early detection of a hearing problem is helpful in determining the right treatment and is useful to hinder hearing loss from becoming worse.

    B1

    United States vs Canada | Medical School & Becoming a Doctor

    13:03United States vs Canada | Medical School & Becoming a Doctor
    • And of course, how you perform on the interview is critical in determining whether you'll receive an acceptance offer.

      And of course, how you perform on the interview is critical in determining whether you'll receive an acceptance offer.

    • And of course, how you perform on the interview is critical in determining whether you'll receive an acceptance offer.

      And of course, how you perform on the interview is critical in determining whether you'll receive an acceptance offer.

    B1

    How China Could Retaliate Against U.S. Tariffs

    10:41How China Could Retaliate Against U.S. Tariffs
    • They're determining, well, while there may be a global tariff on countries in Europe, on other countries in Southeast Asia or more broadly, they're wagering that those tariff situations are going to be more favorable than China.

      They're determining, well, while there may be a global tariff on countries in Europe, on other countries in Southeast Asia or more broadly, they're wagering that those tariff situations are going to be more favorable than China.

    • They're determining, well, while there may be a global tariff on countries in Europe, on countries other countries in Southeast Asia or more broadly, they're wagering that those tariff situations are going to be more favorable than China.

      They're determining, well, while there may be a global tariff on countries in Europe, on countries other countries in Southeast Asia or more broadly, they're wagering that those tariff situations are going to be more favorable than China.

    B1

    Before You Get Back With Your Ex — Watch THIS

    13:48Before You Get Back With Your Ex — Watch THIS
    • Frank answers can spare a couple decades of squabbling. Next, what trouble do I bring into the relationship? How am I difficult to live around? There should be no bristling here. Bearable people have a good handle on their unbearable dimensions. We don't need people to be perfect, we just need them to have a decent sense of how imperfect they are and how much their imperfections are going to cause the other pain. Then, what trouble do you bring into the relationship? How are you difficult to live around? We need agreement on the mutual complications that are being brought to the table. Both people should write their answers down, then show the other their analyses. Can both sides agree on what's most horrible in each person? The more alignment there can be, the less future criticism has to feel like nagging, and the more it can fit into a kinder project of helping someone to change as they would, at their saner moments, wish to change. Then, which bits of my anxiety and unhappiness did I discover were not, after all, your fault? What continued to be difficult even without you around? It's highly tempting when in a relationship to assume that all the misery we face is the fault of the lover. We attribute to the main person in our lives a commanding role in determining our state of mind. But when they're gone, we may be forced to realise a more complex truth – that our low moods and neuroses have their origins, in large part, in us rather than in them. It can, oddly, no longer all be their fault. How did life remain hard, even without them? What might they not be to blame for? Then, what I now appreciate more properly about you is… We're meant never to lose sight of what was great about them, but in reality, we sometimes need the perspective of time to get clearer about their virtues. In the long months since we were together, what sides of them did we realise we most deeply valued? Then, what did I learn from meeting other people? A truly tricky subject, but as we're realising, it's a capacity for eating humble pie that stands a restarted relationship in such good stead.

      Frank answers can spare a couple decades of squabbling. Next, what trouble do I bring into the relationship? How am I difficult to live around? There should be no bristling here. Bearable people have a good handle on their unbearable dimensions. We don't need people to be perfect, we just need them to have a decent sense of how imperfect they are and how much their imperfections are going to cause the other pain. Then, what trouble do you bring into the relationship? How are you difficult to live around? We need agreement on the mutual complications that are being brought to the table. Both people should write their answers down, then show the other their analyses. Can both sides agree on what's most horrible in each person? The more alignment there can be, the less future criticism has to feel like nagging, and the more it can fit into a kinder project of helping someone to change as they would, at their saner moments, wish to change. Then, which bits of my anxiety and unhappiness did I discover were not, after all, your fault? What continued to be difficult even without you around? It's highly tempting when in a relationship to assume that all the misery we face is the fault of the lover. We attribute to the main person in our lives a commanding role in determining our state of mind. But when they're gone, we may be forced to realise a more complex truth – that our low moods and neuroses have their origins, in large part, in us rather than in them. It can, oddly, no longer all be their fault. How did life remain hard, even without them? What might they not be to blame for? Then, what I now appreciate more properly about you is… We're meant never to lose sight of what was great about them, but in reality, we sometimes need the perspective of time to get clearer about their virtues. In the long months since we were together, what sides of them did we realise we most deeply valued? Then, what did I learn from meeting other people? A truly tricky subject, but as we're realising, it's a capacity for eating humble pie that stands a restarted relationship in such good stead.

    • We attribute to the main person in our lives a commanding role in determining our state of mind.

      We attribute to the main person in our lives a commanding role in determining our state of mind.

    B1

    AI to reduce animal testing ⏲️ 6 Minute English

    06:22AI to reduce animal testing ⏲️ 6 Minute English
    • So AI isn't the whole picture, of course, but it's an increasingly important part of the picture. And one reason for that is that there is a huge amount of toxicology data to wade through when it comes to determining a chemical's safety. And on top of that, there's this staggering number of chemicals being invented all of the time.

      So AI isn't the whole picture, of course, but it's an increasingly important part of the picture. And one reason for that is that there is a huge amount of toxicology data to wade through when it comes to determining a chemical's safety. And on top of that, there's this staggering number of chemicals being invented all of the time.

    • And one reason for that is that there is a huge amount of toxicology data to wade through when it comes to determining a chemical's safety.

      And one reason for that is that there is a huge amount of toxicology data to wade through when it comes to determining a chemical's safety.

    B1

    What Self-Esteem Is

    03:42What Self-Esteem Is
    • All of this is particularly difficult because our feelings about who we are and what might happen to us aren't just passive elements, but they're in the habit of actively determining our futures.

      All of this is particularly difficult because our feelings about who we are and what might happen to us aren't just passive elements, but they're in the habit of actively determining our futures.

    • All of this is particularly difficult because our feelings about who we are and what might happen to us aren't just passive elements—but they are in the habit of actively determining our futures.

      All of this is particularly difficult because our feelings about who we are and what might happen to us aren't just passive elements—but they are in the habit of actively determining our futures.

    A2

    4 Types of Healthcare Data Analysts Should Know

    17:154 Types of Healthcare Data Analysts Should Know
    • I was tasked with determining if the patients had certain medications, if their vital signs crossed a certain threshold at some point, like having an elevated heart rate, breathing rate, body temperature, which could indicate a fever, determining whether the patient had any mortalities or morbidities, also known as M&Ms. Mortalities simply meaning death from the surgery, morbidities being things like pneumonia or surgical site infections.

      I was tasked with determining if the patients had certain medications, if their vital signs crossed a certain threshold at some point, like having an elevated heart rate, breathing rate, body temperature, which could indicate a fever, determining whether the patient had any mortalities or morbidities, also known as M&Ms. Mortalities simply meaning death from the surgery, morbidities being things like pneumonia or surgical site infections.

    • I was tasked with determining if the patients had certain medications, if their vital signs crossed a certain threshold at some point, like having an elevated heart rate, breathing rate, body temperature, which could indicate a fever, determining whether the patient had any mortalities or morbidities, also known as M&Ms.

      I was tasked with determining if the patients had certain medications, if their vital signs crossed a certain threshold at some point, like having an elevated heart rate, breathing rate, body temperature, which could indicate a fever, determining whether the patient had any mortalities or morbidities, also known as M&Ms.

    B1

    Cell Instance Segmentation for Automated quantifcation of HER2 amplification levels

    04:57Cell Instance Segmentation for Automated quantifcation of HER2 amplification levels
    • FISH and dish technology allows for the simultaneous evaluation of the presence and localization of CEN17 and HER2 within cells determining HER2 gene amplification based on signal intensity and ratios.

      FISH and dish technology allows for the simultaneous evaluation of the presence and localization of CEN17 and HER2 within cells determining HER2 gene amplification based on signal intensity and ratios.

    • Fish and dish technology allows for the simultaneous evaluation of the presence and localization of CEN17 and HER2 within cells, determining HER2 gene amplification based on signal intensity and ratios;

      Fish and dish technology allows for the simultaneous evaluation of the presence and localization of CEN17 and HER2 within cells, determining HER2 gene amplification based on signal intensity and ratios;

    B2