Example sentences of "ensure that [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parents should ensure that they do not encourage persistent disobedience by rewarding bad behaviour . |
| 2 | This means that data users , when they register , must state all the purposes for which the data are likely to be used , and they must then ensure that they do not use the data in any other ways . |
| 3 | Following a low fat diet in the long term would certainly ensure that they did not regain all they had lost so far . |
| 4 | It will ensure that we do not waste time purely trying to show the Opposition 's strength in delaying tactics , which gets nobody anywhere . |
| 5 | client acknowledgement : normally , the client should be requested to confirm the terms of engagement by signing and returning a copy of the engagement letter ; if this is the case , we must ensure that we do not commence work until the signed copy is on file . |
| 6 | Let us ensure that we do not try to make ourselves look better than we really are by humiliating others . |
| 7 | We are not , of course , and we must ensure that we do not become one . |
| 8 | The Minister for Arts , Richard Luce , speaking at the Library Association Members ' Day in 1987 , remarked , ‘ We must ensure that we do not lose sight of our main objective . |
| 9 | Thus if you go through a drill of vital actions , or check-list each time , you will ensure that you do not forget any item . |
| 10 | Airtours might not repeat last year 's extraordinary feats , but its cash pile and cautious management should ensure that it does not lend further credence to the current theory — that this year 's fastest grower is next year 's insolvency . |
| 11 | By taking into account and weighing these and any other relevant circumstances , the court will ensure that it does not seek to exercise oppressively or unreasonably the very wide jurisdiction conferred by the sections . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , we must ensure that he does not get to know . |
| 13 | The purchase of this equipment also ensured that we did not need to convert a room to provide a separate Archive Library in future building development . |
| 14 | Although we must respond to the offence , we must avoid the ’ Something must be done ’ syndrome and ensure that we do not lash out wildly in some public relations exercise . |
| 15 | I would ask that all caring readers of PFK ensure that they do not buy these ‘ dyed ’ fish and encourage this abominable practice . |
| 16 | The list will thus serve to jog your memory and ensure that you do not overlook significant items . |
| 17 | In their ambivalence , their way of asking often ensures that they do not get the closeness they say they want . |
| 18 | Finally , delegation ensures that you do not fall into the fatal trap of trying to become or seem indispensable . |
| 19 | This ensures that you do not lose observations made during a costly experiment . |
| 20 | The epistemological importance of such an exercise is evident , as is the fact that care would have to be taken to avoid circularity , to ensure that we did not make the credibility of a claim to knowledge depend upon beliefs that were not in the foundation . |
| 21 | We also need to ensure that we do not ignore the importance of talk for bilingual pupils because of our own inability to speak a particular language . |
| 22 | Well , you wo n't be able to do that until we do consider the , I mean , but , the reason I referred to page seventy-nine , is to ensure that we do not repeat ourselves , and that those of us on the sub-committee , remember what we said then , and decide whether we want to repeat that . |
| 23 | I hope that he will find it possible to allow extra ranks to be recruited all the way along the line — not only at the most junior level — to ensure that we do not lose those very able people . |
| 24 | Mr. Beloff submits that the requirement of notice to bodies , such as Winchester , was necessary to ensure that they did not breach the intervention notice , but in my view the limitation of the category of those entitled to be given notice to persons who will be prejudicially affected can only mean that it is the prejudice which brings with it the necessity to serve . |
| 25 | regularly validating lists to ensure that they do not contain the names of patients no longer requiring treatment ; |
| 26 | And , as I shall explain more fully in Chapter 2 , it is quite possible to ensure that they do not suffer in any way at all , whether mentally , physically or emotionally . |
| 27 | The status of current pensions/redundancy arrangements would alter on privatisation , but UK and European legislation will afford protection to employees to ensure that they do not suffer any relative disadvantage as a result of privatisation . |
| 28 | Blaina always felt that they had the ability to go up last season so , to ensure that they do not miss out a second time , a new team manager was recruited and given the task of harnessing the club 's talent . |
| 29 | Subsequent treaty commitments are no defence to non-performance of the obligations of an earlier treaty ; States are expected to ensure that they do not enter into conflicting treaty arrangements . |
| 30 | They may even try to ensure that they do not have any who are popular enough to filch " their " votes . |