Example sentences of "and to ensure that " in BNC.

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31 The Statutory Instruments Act 1946 sought to regularise these procedures and to ensure that the House had an opportunity of scrutinising such legislation .
32 Lesbian and Gay-Men 's Sub-Committees were set up in such a way as to give a high level of representation to people from outside the council 's structure , and to ensure that their voices could be heard .
33 This was to give it movement and life and to ensure that the focus of attention was never blurred tor the audience .
34 He offered Helen Martini , as Chairman of the Parents ' Action Committee , whatever help he could in the campaign to get the children home , and to ensure that a full judicial inquiry was held .
35 Implementation of the Cadbury proposals to enhance the role of non-executive directors , and to ensure that all listed companies have an active audit committee will strengthen the auditor 's position vis-a-vis client management .
36 They expect us as a matter of course to advise them if they should be taking advantage of their inheritance and capital gains tax exemptions and to ensure that the share capital structure of their companies is maintained to ensure they are not in control for any tax-related purpose , but can still ensure young Harry is kept in his place .
37 However , as the laying-out and preparation of the body was at that time the responsibility of the family , it would appear that the guild limited themselves to three actions : the marshalling of their members to attend , and the selection from that company of those to carry the coffin ( though it would have been a strong guild able to command more than half a dozen of its members during a weekday ) ; to see the coffin safely into the church and to ensure that the burial equipment was in place ; and to attend the full obsequies on the following day , including the funeral feast .
38 The basic material of hair comes from amino acids , and to ensure that cell production continues , the blood supply at the bottom of the hair follicle transports the amino acids , hormones and nutrients required for hair growth .
39 The major objectives of this system were to guarantee the individual a measure of economic security and to ensure that each family was not permanently debarred from participating in the economic life of the nation through temporary misfortune .
40 Groups of up to about eight allow an atmosphere in which it is easier to share views , and to ensure that group members can get to know each other .
41 There are many ways in which the need for openness and honesty can be harmonized with the need to maintain the family group , and to ensure that individuals within the family are not damaged .
42 This is not to set themselves up as nutritionists or as medical experts — but to use the knowledge available to them from every quarter sensibly , and to ensure that others are using their knowledge and expertise in the best interests of the counsellee .
43 It would be possible to institute a ‘ retail price index minus x ’ formula , designed to encourage efficiency and to ensure that productivity gains are passed on to the consumer .
44 And to ensure that everything has its place , we 've provided a storage compartment beneath the oven , with ample room for the meat tin that is supplied with the Apex .
45 In the meantime , to keep you occupied — and to ensure that some part of the considerable sum of money invested in keeping you alive is repaid — we would like you to do some work for us . ’
46 The special is timed for an 8.00pm departure from Waterloo to comply with the ban on daylight running over the third rail and to ensure that there is no diesel pilot .
47 The churches , however , are doing all they can to encourage as much dialogue as possible and to ensure that effective communication plays a key role in the democratic process .
48 As work progresses , make regular check for horizontal , and to ensure that both walls are exactly the same height
49 All the readers are graded to give children confidence , and to ensure that they are not distracted by unfamiliar words and structures .
50 Vocabulary and structures are constantly revised throughout the course to reinforce the language learning process and to ensure that children who join the class late do not find themselves struggling .
51 The quest for respectability was very much part of the drive to increase audiences generally and to ensure that motion-picture theatres were not confined to any down-town ghetto but it was also part of an even more fundamental question .
52 Each Authority has a duty to provide its respective radio and television services as public services for the dissemination of information , education and entertainment , and to ensure that its programmes maintain a high general standard , in particular as respects their quality and content , and a proper balance and wide range of subject matter … .
53 It is the job of the trustees to manage the fund and its investments and to ensure that the benefit promises are kept .
54 Since education was such a critical service it was a responsibility of government to determine its content and to ensure that it was effective .
55 The IAEA wants to be there to check whether fuel rods have been removed in the past , and to ensure that the spent fuel is not diverted for military purposes .
56 When they try to stunt the growth of waste and to ensure that it is properly disposed of , governments face a real quandary .
57 The nineteenth-century origins of these provisions are closely tied into a desire to hold down state expenditure and to ensure that the wealthier classes did not have to dig too deep into their pockets to support people who could not work for wages .
58 She asked him whether he would see the film and ‘ issue a statement about it both to encourage anxious parents and to ensure that the Church was seen to be caring about the matter ’ .
59 To Leese immigration and race-mixing was a jewish plot to undermine the British Empire , and to ensure that the ‘ poisoning of our Anglo-Saxon blood by this yellow negroid horde is proceeding a pace ’ .
60 Shell has argued that suggestions to impose a statutory limit on the size and age of tankers , and to ensure that all new ones have double hulls may back-fire .
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