Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the hon. Gentleman knows , whenever we make comparisons the figures that we quote are adjusted backwards to ensure that we quote them on a truly comparable basis in all instances . |
| 2 | Checks are carried out to ensure that the name of the root package and any sub-packages to be created are unique ; sub-package module names and filenames are derived from the root package module name and filename by appending a letter ( A-Z ) or digit combination ( 0–9 ) . |
| 3 | The other two cases are included primarily to emphasize that a wide variety of phenomena is contained within the Lorenz equations , although , since yet further variety can be obtained by varying r/r c and b , they can do so only by example . |
| 4 | This procedure is repeated at each stage and ensures that the results are fed back to ensure that they comply with the intention of the previous stage . |
| 5 | Newbolt 's attitude is still very common — not only among the British ( especially those who have come under the influence of F. R. Leavis ) , but also among American free versifiers who think they are an avantgarde and who are muddled enough to think that they have Pound 's authority to back them . |
| 6 | Er it 's something that we 're trained in to ensure that there is nobody hiding behind the door . |
| 7 | Elaborate procedures are set out to ensure that both the exporter and the importer know what the wastes are , and where they have come from . |
| 8 | People are brought up to believe that to be successful in science you have first to have your right cerebral hemisphere obliterated ; and the people ( like a lot of teachers ) who perpetrate this nonsense should be fried slowly in rancid yak fat . |
| 9 | Moreover strict conditions are laid down to ensure that the company is included in consolidated accounts drawn up and audited in accordance with the Seventh Directive and made available to the British public . |
| 10 | We are forced immediately to see that Blanche is addicted to alcohol . |
| 11 | Many instructions are required just to specify that two numbers be divided . |
| 12 | They are mentioned here to illustrate that lines of thought and research do not always converge . |
| 13 | Special tasks allocated at the previous meeting are read out to check that they have been completed . |