Example sentences of "to [verb] [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most employers spoken to made clear that , were permanent vacancies to arise , temporary workers would be in the best position to compete for them since they were known to the organisation . |
| 2 | In his school career , Gazzer had given a great deal of time , energy , and thought to getting round various people , to making sure that they did not take out their boredom , frustration or spite on him , the most obvious victim , the smallest and puniest boy in the class . |
| 3 | On the other hand , the police are left largely to themselves when it comes to making sure that the Act is actually followed . |
| 4 | ‘ At prop , if you do not show aggression and attack your opposite number , whilst contributing to making sure that your own ball is protected , you can be certain that your opponents will give you a hard time . |
| 5 | The government should devote its energies to making sure that criminals are caught and imprisoned , rather than undermining the civil rights of citizens . |
| 6 | I am committed to making sure that you have the premises , the technology and the support to make these changes . |
| 7 | Energy has to be devoted to making sure that the assumptions which lie behind these activities are genuinely shared ; mistaken judgements can lead to ambiguity in the way in which people outside a school view its managers . |
| 8 | And we made all these points clear to them , we also very much drew their drew their attention to making sure that any rules or advice they gave , did actually work out in an equal opportunity way . |
| 9 | about joining the airport policy consortium to making sure that members and officers views are er sort of , er officer and member representation and to make sure that Hertfordshire 's views are heard on this policy consortium because as Peter quite rightly said , erm it 's made up of members and officers of County and District Council 's South of the river and yes although their com their main intention is opposing terminal five , regrettably yes they are considering expansion at Stansted er , er far more than an alternative . |
| 10 | That moves neatly on to making sure that we have the right people to do the job . |