Example sentences of "[adv] to ensure [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So to ensure that the tip panels were reflexed , and the trailing edge was taut , extra stand-offs or stretchers ( Flexifoil called theirs ‘ Flexors ’ on the Scorpion ) came into vogue . |
| 2 | I do so to ensure that the credit for these accounts , which I would suggest give rise to cautious satisfaction though not for over-optimism , should go to my predecessor as Treasurer — QC . |
| 3 | The cosmids were picked in batches of about 50 from the set of unhit clones ( ie by sampling without replacement ) , and so to ensure that the cosmids in each batch were from different regions on the genome ( and hence to maximize efficiency ) the unhit clones were reordered against the ordered YAC probes . |
| 4 | This is basically to ensure that the , the branches are complying er to legislations . |
| 5 | There may be important conditions to be observed ( eg to ensure that the road has been adopted by the local authority ) , and if it is not possible to comply with these , the mortgage may not go through . |
| 6 | USL won the day by persuading Open Software Foundation chief , David Tory , to speak , revealing that USL and OSF were working together to ensure that the OSF Application Environment Specification and SVR4 would be aligned and compatibility maintained . |
| 7 | Brand A has been carefully put together to ensure that the slimmer enjoys a wide range of textures and flavours and still has the psychological satisfaction of preparing the food he or she eats . |
| 8 | Even at this late hour , he wanted personally to ensure that the plan was carried through successfully . |
| 9 | Check daily to ensure that the compost is kept just moist . |
| 10 | The testing process is absolutely vital , not only to ensure that a significant problem exists which would be alleviated by a harmonizing measure but also to identify it accurately . |
| 11 | I put up for sale the service areas on new long leases , retaining some controls only to ensure that the areas were safe stopping places for motorway travellers . |
| 12 | If this happens , it is important to move the stick forwards sufficiently to ensure that the glider does not re-stall . |
| 13 | Although perhaps vulnerable to strong winds in this position , in lighter winds it is stable enough to ensure that no tyres are needed . |
| 14 | A second loss would be worrying for them — motivation enough to ensure that the errors of Elland Road are not repeated . |
| 15 | These would have to be stringent enough to ensure that the country 's borrowing did not put pressure on national or Community interest rates . |
| 16 | The Earth also spins , quickly enough to ensure that the nights are not too cold , nor the days too hot . |
| 17 | One of the six proposed tests for confirming brain-stem death is that ‘ No respiratory movements occur when the patient is disconnected from the mechanical ventilator for long enough to ensure that the arterial carbon dioxide tension rises above the threshold for stimulating respiration . ’ |
| 18 | What they were requesting was the co-operation of the Chilean Navy Yard in installing steel bits strong enough to ensure that the hawser did not again tear itself free . |
| 19 | But your job is not to deter people from having meetings , merely to ensure that the necessary ones are fully productive . |
| 20 | In the interval of my concert , he took the cellos away to ensure that the passage was perfect when we came back to play it — now there is real dedication and real generosity ! |
| 21 | BR could have come to us at the outset and said , ’ King 's Cross has to be the location for a whole series of railway reasons , but let us talk about how best to ensure that the building of the station has minimal impact on local people and their lives . ’ |
| 22 | From the vendors ' viewpoint , it will be important tactically to ensure that the preferred party is selected once all potential deal breaking points have been cleared with that party . |
| 23 | Consanguinity was alleged and Philip decided to re-marry quickly to ensure that the clerical sentence of divorce would be irrevocable . |
| 24 | ‘ The women are occupying the cabin indefinitely to ensure that the plight of the pit remains in the public domain , ’ said a spokeswoman late last night . |
| 25 | ‘ Even if he had desired it , he could scarcely have done more to ensure that the Khans would support Nogai 's will . ’ |
| 26 | Unless IBOA receives such a reply , the Association will pursue the matter further to ensure that the position of all Assistant Managers and Officers is protected . |
| 27 | Any property owner in this position should take immediate advice as action may be necessary both to ensure that the rateable value is as low as possible , and that maximum advantage is taken of the empty rate provisions . |
| 28 | They allow you to assess the suitability of candidates and also to ensure that the latter have sufficient information on which to base their own decision . |
| 29 | The Government needed control over the media , or to have that control in reserve , not only in order to prevent such support of minority interests but also to ensure that the vitally important class of entrepreneurs and middle-level professional executive people — whose loyalty was vital to the success of any government policy — should be won over to the cause or , at the very least , not be encouraged to oppose government policies . |
| 30 | The policy of Augustus towards Britain was to maintain Caesar 's conquest together with the alliances made for the development of trade , and also to ensure that the coastline vital to a successful Roman landing remained in friendly hands . |