Example sentences of "[vb pp] to ensure [conj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Signalling by diffusion can work well for small organisms , but it is limited ; diffusion of chemical signals over long distances is slow and inefficient , as it can not be specifically targeted to ensure that the signal arrives only at the cell it was intended for . |
| 2 | A scavenging agent , ethylene di-bromide or EDB , is also added to ensure that the lead compounds in the exhaust gases remain in vapour form , otherwise metallic lead would be deposited inside the engine . |
| 3 | This is designed to ensure that the policing of the demonstration can be properly planned . |
| 4 | Of these , 102 episodes fitted the criteria described in the methods section , which were designed to ensure that the effects of swallowing or straining did not influence assessment of the effect of reflux on UOS pressures . |
| 5 | They related to the constitutional arrangements which existed between 1974 and the end of 1986 whereby the General Council of the Bar had become part of the new Senate of the Inns of Court of the Bar and had ceased to exist as a separate entity , although the constitution of the Senate contained provisions designed to ensure that the Bar Council would remain an autonomous body for the purpose of its separate powers and functions . |
| 6 | ‘ Community law as it now stands … does not preclude a member state , in authorising one of its vessels to fish against national quotas , from laying down conditions designed to ensure that the vessel has a real economic link with that state if that link concerns only the relations between that vessel 's fishing operations and the populations dependent on fisheries and related industries ; … |
| 7 | In the judgment in Ex parte Jaderow Ltd. the court ruled , inter alia , that a member state might lay down conditions designed to ensure that the vessel had a real economic link with that state if that link concerned only the relations between that vessel 's fishing operations and the populations dependent on fisheries and related industries . |
| 8 | The Act also includes a Scheme of Operations designed to ensure that the construction of the tunnel produces a minimum adverse environmental impact in Kent . |
| 9 | An internal system of control of a business should be designed to ensure that the policies of the management are being followed , that financial records are accurate , that the assets of the company have been safeguarded and that the opportunities for fraud are kept to a minimum . |
| 10 | In a special case , however , it may be appropriate to deal expressly with improvements made by subtenants. ( g ) Other obligations Since the landlord 's income will usually depend on rents generated by actual lettings of the property , the landlord will require the tenant to enter into a series of obligations designed to ensure that the scheme is kept fully let at rack rents . |
| 11 | Our research was designed to ensure that the field-worker was also around a great deal and was stubborn in exploiting the naturally occurring situations of privacy , where natural conversation is inevitable because it is interactionally difficult to abstain from it , such as in the back of vehicles , in the sanger while on guard duty , relaxing in many of the recreational rooms , or off duty . |
| 12 | The Port of Belfast now handles more than 55% of Northern Ireland 's seaborne trade and the Harbour Commissioners feel that this success is due in no small part to the investment programme which saw £25 million invested over the last five years in a modernisation programme designed to ensure that the Port of Belfast can offer its customers the most up to date , cost effective cargo handling facilities . |
| 13 | Because travelling at walking pace is so rare an experience for car drivers , the Woonerf must be well designed to ensure that the need for low speeds is made very clear . |
| 14 | The scope of our work was designed to ensure that the information on deliveries was obtained in accordance with the stated methodology and sampling programme set out on page … and that the results were correctly calculated and presented . |
| 15 | It was difficult to believe that these birds had been harvested for food on Mykines for generations , or to argue against the Faroese claim that the strict regulations which apply to the fowling are designed to ensure that the population numbers are not adversely affected . |
| 16 | The press is uniquely designed to ensure that the pressure exerted is swift — to reduce the skin-contact time — and yet gentle enough to avoid the escape of unfavourable tannins and oils residing naturally in the pips and stalks . |
| 17 | All these obligations are designed to ensure that the tenant keeps up the real value of the scheme and that the landlord 's income remains as high as possible . |
| 18 | Pollitt argues that the model of medical audit promulgated by the leaders of the profession was designed to ensure that the process was " a nonthreatening activity carried out only by doctors and rigorously protected from the public gaze " ( Pollitt 1992 : 4 ) . |
| 19 | The schedules are designed to ensure that the task of assessment and subsequent planning is shared between all those involved in the care of a child , and that omissions are rectified as they become evident . |
| 20 | the administration of the legal aid system should be reorganised to ensure that the systems were simple , that there were clear lines of responsibility and that one organisation had clear overall responsibility for the operation of legal aid and advice . |
| 21 | The proviso set out below may be a fair compromise : PROVIDED THAT in so doing the Landlord shall cause as little inconvenience or disturbance to the Tenant as is reasonably practicable in the circumstances and shall not prohibit or unreasonably interfere with or prevent the use of the Premises for the Permitted User In addition it may be as well for the tenant to stipulate in such a provision that any development of neighbouring or adjoining premises should not include the building of which the premises form part unless of course adequate safeguards are included to ensure that the premises do not suffer as a result . |
| 22 | Did it pass resolutions to spend more money and get itself organised to ensure that the police could run themselves properly ? |
| 23 | After investigation and treatment follow up data were collected to ensure that no recurrence of anaemia occurred and that the symptoms had resolved . |
| 24 | Heavy industry not toys or low quality textiles , was targeted as the driving force for development , and a vast array of incentives and restraints were applied to ensure that the strategy was implemented . |
| 25 | Thereafter , a regular visit will be made to ensure that a meal continues to be necessary as there are many others in need of this service . |
| 26 | It is to be hoped that in the light of the Cleveland Report 's comment that ‘ the child is a person and not an object of concern ’ ( Secretary of State for Social Services , 1988 , p.245 ) that urgent efforts will be made to ensure that the child 's views and perceptions of practice are articulated via sensitively designed research . |
| 27 | Every attempt was made to ensure that the trial was double blind . |
| 28 | Attempts were to be made to ensure that the cities would continue to do well out of the rate-support grant . |
| 29 | The prices obtained are those actually charged in the selected retail outlets and an attempt is made to ensure that the prices collected relate to goods and services of the same quality every month . |
| 30 | If the user is responsible for the DC , a check will be made to ensure that the DC is in the ACTIVE state . |