assess a situation
monitor a situation
review a situation

He gazed down at her soberly, a professional again, assessing a situation.

Human beings assess a situation based upon certain predetermined events and from that form a choice.

I am perfectly capable of assessing a situation and dealing with it accordingly.

Fear deprives us of the ability to use our reflective minds to assess a situation.

It is perhaps this 'night vision' that makes women much more able than men to assess a situation, particularly an emotional one.

His computerized brain could assess a situation and react to it more quickly than could a human one.

They assess a situation before doing anything.

"I need someone who can assess a situation quickly with whatever data they've got on hand, instead of waiting for every detail before they make a decision."

His dad was known for his practice of quietly entering a room and assessing a situation before leaping into action.

Sometimes you simply have to assess a situation and say, 'Dammit, it's me or no one.'

'It's a difficult question,' he said, 'but I suppose we would assess a situation differently.

This won't dispel the anger for every situation, but when you're angry it can be difficult to assess a situation accurately.

In assessing a situation, BAT is careful to check if an ex-player has a drug problem.

He immediately assesses a situation.

Spear is a stark contrast to many other Order members in that she actually assesses a situation first and isn't obscenely arrogant.

Level-headed, alert and perceptive, she is able to assess a situation rapidly, and take the most prudent course of action.

Contingency-focused theories base a leader's effectiveness on their ability to assess a situation and adapt their behavior accordingly.

It goes into a broader scope in terms of hints as to assess a situation, as well as specific situational instructions.

But an instinctive wisdom in her knew the danger of giving me time to assess a situation, so that I could twist it to my own ends.

English maintains that her ability to unsentimentally assess a situation, be it a comedy line, a casting choice or a contract, is simple pragmatism.

Unlike the other Rock Raiders, Docs is a very calm person, and fully assesses a situation, covering every possible plan.

It consists in assessing a situation in terms of preconceived fixed notions while ignoring or rejecting any contrary signs."

To assess a situation, one should put out exploratory feelers and initially adopt a perceptive rather than judgmental attitude; conflict resolution skills can be helpful.

One of the reasons Archer was glad to have Reed on board was Reed's ability to assess a situation and make a rapid judgment about it.

Rhinos have to stand still to assess a situation because they can't see well, and when they're on the move they can't hear anything but their own crashing.

They complicated verification: it's easier to monitor a situation in which the presence or production of any missile constitutes a violation.

"I am monitoring a situation here."

Then, at the end, he had outmaneuvered Fox and arranged to have a starship monitor a situation that West knew would almost certainly not end well.

It's not quite ready yet, but in the near future we'll be flying out of here and going to the Far East, where we'll be berthed on an aircraft carrier while the brass monitors a situation about ready to blow.

"When you start reviewing a situation, you find some problems."

Disinterested went next, the eulogy continued, becoming a posh synonym for uninterested , because we no longer choose to believe that anyone can put aside their own interests to review a situation dispassionately.