Example sentences of "[conj] ensure [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BIRTH CONTROL — Deliberate effort to prevent births either by abstinence , contraception , abortion or sterilization in order to accomplish the timing of the first birth ( postponement ) or ensure a desirable interval between successive births ( see spacing ) or to terminate childbearing altogether . |
| 2 | These are followed by other low-profit short-term liquid assets , such as ‘ call money ’ , Treasury Bills and trade bills , that ensure a constant stream of cash to meet customers ' demands for cash withdrawals . |
| 3 | Stand magnifiers overcome this problem as they are mounted on supports that ensure the correct viewing distance , and some have built-in illumination to increase the luminosity on the working surface . |
| 4 | Receptionists are expected to be charming , tactful , diplomatic and capable of dealing with members of the public as well as carrying out the innumerable tasks that ensure the smooth and efficient running of the office . |
| 5 | Strategies that ensure the modernisation of manufacturing , distribution and the minimisation of overhead costs will continue to be pursued vigorously . |
| 6 | The vessel , affectionately known as a scrubber , is a reactor that ensures no gas by-products from chemical processes are vented to the atmosphere . |
| 7 | Japanese business was relieved at a result that ensures a continuing welcome mat for them in Britain . |
| 8 | Way Ahead have also arranged a special insurance policy that ensures a refund of up to £50 if the concert is cancelled due to Morrissey becoming ill while the fans are in Paris . |
| 9 | It 's a powerful force to be reckoned with , and one that ensures a true deep-down clean all around your home . |
| 10 | The kind of patience that ensures every join fits flush , every seam runs straight , every screw stays screwed . |
| 11 | At the smallest scale , allosteric enzymes act as sensory devices , measuring molecular concentrations and responding appropriately : that is , in a way that ensures the survival of the organism . |
| 12 | It is the existence of the power that ensures the supremacy of the Cabinet and of the Prime Minister within the Cabinet . |
| 13 | Assessment must be valid and reliable with an associated quality assurance system that ensures the credibility of the award . |
| 14 | Meanwhile Lloyd George 's radical plans , although ensuring a partial revival of the Liberal corpse in the 1929 election , were effectively sidelined , and the accident of illness was to ensure that he played no part in the formation of the coalition government of 1931 either . |
| 15 | The issues at stake could hardly have been greater , and they concerned the other members of the world community just as much as they concerned the USSR : for it was not only in the USSR that an answer was being sought to the question as to whether there could be a ‘ third way ’ — a socialism that ensured a decent and equitable living for all its members and yet avoided monopolistic concentrations of power of a kind that had led to political repression in the USSR and other communist-ruled nations . |
| 16 | It is also possible that cultural adaptations during this phase may have selected genetic bases for behaviour in ways that ensured the development of social strategies designed to ensure that individuals fitted well into the existing social structure . |
| 17 | The workers , wanting participation in management , exerted pressure on the union leadership and the government , who came to an agreement in December 1970 , that ensured the participation of workers in the running of enterprises in the social and mixed sectors of the economy . |
| 18 | These were also the pressures behind the limited progress made between the superpowers : it is the world-wide mobilisation against nuclear testing that ensured the conclusion and adherence to the limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963 . |
| 19 | The environments did not change , it was the changes in the tectonic situation that ensured the preservation of the two formations . |
| 20 | The party was held in the canteen , bedecked in decorations with many activities , that ensured the children were occupied all afternoon . |
| 21 | The Group met three times during the year to try and ensure a balanced representation on the sixty or so committees . |
| 22 | They 've been specially set up to try and ensure a more secure future for Britain 's small companies . |
| 23 | A solicitor will negotiate and ensure the point is covered in the contract . |
| 24 | He should ask the Prime Minister to open negotiations to enter the Exchange Rate Mechanism , and ensure a proper balance between consumption and investment to guarantee the long-term future of British industry . |
| 25 | For example , if a local authority is apathetic about the European Community and the single market of 1992 , they can effectively stifle interest and ensure a low turn-Out for a European election . |
| 26 | Encourage small businesses and the self-employed , and ensure a ‘ level playing field ’ for them in competing with their larger counterparts . |
| 27 | France created a powerful centralized bureaucracy to override local power and ensure a direct supply of resources to sustain the armies of the Crown ; England 's monarchy was dependent upon a gentry that supplied the armed forces , administered local justice , sat in Parliament and paid the taxes upon which the royal armies depended . |
| 28 | Paddle styles also vary , long , short , cranked , etc , and , as single bladed paddle paddles are used , changeover routines are practised to maximize effort and ensure a constant pace . |
| 29 | Our armchair strategists say USL must achieve critical mass practically overnight to ward off the threat from Microsoft Corp 's NT and ensure a successful public offering in the next year or so . |
| 30 | You spent some time describing how the linesiders were disappointed but nothing about the sterling work done by the loco department at Loughborough to put matters right and ensure a full days running on the Sunday . |