1.   A background check will first be conducted to see if the gun has a criminal history.

2.   A hearing involving college President Larry K. Christiansen and Athletic Director Allen Benedict will be conducted to see whether Parker should be allowed to play basketball.

3.   But no meteorological studies have been conducted to see if the structure is the cause.

4.   Scammell said the atmospheric explosions often were conducted to see how well various structures and objects withstood the effects of nuclear blasts.

5.   Tests would be conducted to see if frogs could be translocated to nearby pristine, or fishless, waters.

6.   Tests are being conducted to see how large the discovery is and whether production is commercially feasible.

7.   A trawler fishing in the North Sea discovered a skull in its nets, and tests will be conducted to see if it is human, police said Monday.

8.   Further tests were being conducted to see if the cancer spread further.

9.   Leaks in the two-year-old container were reported last year, and tests were being conducted to see if it could withstand the volume of water.

10.   Metallurgical tests were being conducted to see whether poor quality steel or fatigue could have caused the crack, it said.