Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] to ensure that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 They must act on this opportunity to ensure that young doctors working in the NHS receive the training that they need and deserve .
2 The new act clearly falls far short of the demand for freedom of information legislation with a presumption that all official information is in the public domain except where there are clearly defined reasons for restricting disclosure and where there is adequate monitoring to ensure that civil servants and politicians are committed to implementing the principles behind the legislation .
3 We have taken all reasonable and proper steps to ensure that proper arrangements have been made for all the holidays which are advertised in this brochure and for excursions as described above and that the suppliers of the various services which will be provided to you as part of the inclusive holiday are efficient , safe and reputable businesses , and that they comply with the local and national laws and regulations of the country in which they provide those services .
4 It is vital when comparing two sets of published figures to ensure that basic definitions and methods of collection and analysis are consistent .
5 Although the last thing we want is a return to rigid central control , the NHS does need some coordination to ensure that scarce resources are used to best advantage and not wasted by the unsupervised duplication of facilities .
6 However , it is interesting to note that some wider forms of inter-group dependence can , paradoxically , act as a diversification mechanism to reduce organizational ambiguity , and may actually lessen the need for overall planning to ensure that specific interdependencies are always tightly managed .
7 Since the death of Stalin there seems to have been a conscious attempt to ensure that legal principles are adhered to and even the KGB appeared to make efforts to observe legality ( Hough and Fainsod , 1979 , pp. 278–84 ) .
8 It is as well to include the words in square brackets to ensure that subsequent amendments to the Act are taken into account , eg the Law of Property Act 1969 .
9 For the courts to have regard to Parliamentary material might necessitate changes in Parliamentary procedures to ensure that ministerial statements are sufficiently detailed to be taken into account .
10 In return , national elites channel public funding and economic development to ensure that local notables have the resources to maintain their political role effectively .
11 Ferdinand gave high priority to the defence of his realm , and of Christendom itself , against the Turks , and he intervened directly in Croatian affairs to ensure that adequate preparations were made .
12 Some central control is required over medical education to ensure that rational decisions are being taken and that the quality of education is monitored .
13 Similarly , the existence of technology-trading networks indicates that R&D and production do not necessarily need to be integrated under one roof to ensure that new products are efficiently produced ( although this is often a sensible course to follow ) .
14 The Secretary of State may add to this list and has more general powers to ensure that local authorities do ‘ not act in a manner having the effect or intended or likely to have the effect of restricting , distorting or preventing competition ’ ( s.4(5) ) .
15 A strong case is being made for expanding the scope of selective harmonisation of essential requirements to ensure that minimum standards apply in these areas .
16 Monitor environmental statutory regulations to ensure that required standards are met .
17 Contact was then maintained between the two headquarters to ensure that military movements and actions were not misinterpreted .
18 The Environmental Protection Agency of the Chinese government has set up an inspection team which will tour the country over a three-year period to ensure that environmental laws are being properly enforced , and to heighten awareness of environmental issues .
19 We are putting in place new mechanisms to ensure that academic standards are maintained in higher education .
20 Congress must fully support moves by the T U C and the Labour Party to ensure that temporary workers are treated no less favourably than full-time workers .
21 We are taking active steps to ensure that practising actuaries keep up with the rapid pace of change through a programme of Continuing Professional Development .
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