Example sentences of "[vb infin] to ensure [conj] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We will act to ensure that the inspectorates of police , fire , probation , and social services , together with any new inspectorates that are established , will be truly independent of the service which they inspect . |
| 2 | Will he seek to ensure that the banks hand back the pension fund assets which belong to scheme members and which the banks have no right to keep , given their reckless lending practices ? |
| 3 | If we accept that we can not prevent science and technology from changing our world , we can at least try to ensure that the changes they make are in the right directions . |
| 4 | Unless steps have been taken to ensure that the people of the organisation are fully informed of the changes that are proposed , that they support the changes , and see themselves as gaining from them , then there is no reason to assume that they will cooperate with the changes : indeed , there is good reason to assume that they will try to ensure that the changes do not work . |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia would continue to form a single market , but in the approach to European bodies the government would try to ensure that the Czechs and Slovaks were able to act as " independent and equal subjects " . |
| 6 | The landlord will nevertheless wish to ensure that the premises are occupied and trading as soon as possible , particularly if they are located in a parade or shopping centre where the landlord 's adjoining premises could benefit from customers to the premises . |
| 7 | The Partnership will have to ensure that the jobs offered are " added-value " jobs . |
| 8 | The fundamental principle is that the courts will intervene to ensure that the powers of public decision-making bodies are exercised lawfully . |
| 9 | This would take pedagogic advantage of the learners ' own experience , and would help to ensure that the tasks were independently purposeful — a crucial design feature if the tasks are to induce language processing consistent with natural use . |
| 10 | Regular feeding with a general fertiliser will help to ensure that the plants are always supplied with adequate food materials . |