Example sentences of "to be [verb] [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are not only worth preserving in themselves ; a watchful eye needs to be kept to ensure that some other piece of street furniture — say one of the new all-glass telephone boxes — is not crudely juxtaposed beside them . |
| 2 | The increasing amount of business to be handled meant that more and more decisions were now taken by officials , even merely middle-ranking ones : it was no longer possible for almost every question to go to the minister himself for final decision , as had hitherto been normal . |
| 3 | Work therefore needs to be done to ensure that administrative records are retained sensibly , since it would be impossible to preserve every piece of information for ever . |
| 4 | Mr Christie stressed that his appointment was of a temporary nature , saying that the agreement reached in the Court of Session last week had required a fifth ‘ independent ’ director to be appointed to ensure that all shareholding interests were properly represented . |
| 5 | That code was to be developed to ensure that public transport met the needs of all passengers , including the disabled and that it worked efficiently in the consumers ' interest . |
| 6 | Therefore , they need the democratic powers and the rights of the European Parliament to be developed to ensure that those who are elected can be called to account . |
| 7 | ‘ In the light of his report I will decide what further action needs to be taken to ensure that such an incident does not happen again . |
| 8 | Whilst automatically operated high-bay warehouses tend to be designed to exclude personnel when in operation , special precautions have to be taken to ensure that unauthorized personnel do not gain access , notably with man-rider operated equipment . |
| 9 | In organisations where employees sent on overseas postings are recommended by their managers , care needs to be taken to ensure that senior managers are not withholding recommendations for good candidates . |
| 10 | To protect themselves , they were to be permitted to say that this differential was being implemented ‘ at the Minister 's request ’ . |