Example sentences of "sure [conj] the [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is in the best interest of the school to make sure that the meals offered on the premises are value for money , nutritionally sound and are attractive to children . |
| 2 | We 're seeing the end of a long period of Cold War which effectively the West have won because they have kept their defences up , er and I think as Tom King , he was out here last week , has said we need to keep a strong force here to make sure that the Soviets keep their side of the bargain and er start a withdrawal at some stage . |
| 3 | Provided that the panel is selected on a random basis in the first place , we can be sure that the changes identified are real changes in the group and , within a given limit of reliability , in the population as well . |
| 4 | The entire medical research community should unite to make sure that the changes do not damage our ability to carry out world class clinical research that benefits the physical and economic health of the nation . |
| 5 | Although patients need to be protected from risk , we must be sure that the precautions taken are justified and that social support networks that have taken years to develop are not unnecessarily shattered . |
| 6 | Toddlers comes to new mums and mobile mums , ( though we do ask mums to make sure that the toddlers take special care of the littler ones ) . |
| 7 | It 's not just making sure that the notes harmonise , it 's making sure that they 're attacked in a similar manner . |
| 8 | A new Rail Regulator — who will ensure that all companies have fair access to the track — will award the franchises and make sure that the franchisees honour the terms of the contract . |
| 9 | If you find the same language in distant countries , you may be sure that the inhabitants have been the same people , that is to say , if you find the languages a good deal the same ; for a word here and there being the same will not do . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Right , let's be having you then , ’ he said , and proceeded to lead his recruits — carryying everything from battered suitcases to brown paper parcels — through the streets of Edinburgh at the double , only to be sure that the locals did n't realise just how undisciplined this rabble really was . |
| 11 | If the justices had applied the wrong criteria as to what constituted a breach of the peace in the case of the mother-in-law , it is difficult to see how the court could have been so sure that the justices had applied the right criteria to the decision of the policeman . |
| 12 | However , in the world of Orwell 's 1984 there may be people who although sure that the events abolished by official historiography did happen , are not so sure that the experiences treasured in memory keep the value which official propaganda degrades ; they might be happier for the assurance that , in the sense that it remains true that an event happened even if universally forgotten an experience remains good even if in universally shrinking awareness there will never again be anyone capable of appreciating it . |
| 13 | The only obvious tests are ( a ) to examine the registers and ( b ) to make sure that the ports behave correctly . |
| 14 | And we could make it better by making sure that the bags came in more correct like what Simon 's doing now with those printed labels . |
| 15 | What we will be doing is saying that it has to be clearly stated so that customers can see before they enter into the transaction and then we expect competitive forces in the market to make sure that the charges do n't get unrealistic . |
| 16 | No , what we would be doing is saying that it has to be clearly stated so that the customers can see before they enter into the transaction , and then we expect competitive forces in the market to make sure that the charges do n't get unrealistic . |
| 17 | It is obviously necessary to make sure that the holes drilled in our p.c.b . |
| 18 | ‘ You do n't have to take the dishes out of the dishwasher and put them in the dish rack and then take the cutlery out of its little plastic box and then put it in the cutlery drawer making sure that the spoons go in one compartment and the knives in another compartment and the forks in another compartment except there are always forks in the spoons compartment and knives in the forks compartment when you get there so it 's hopeless it 's always too late to get things right it 's a total frost honestly is life you are a lot better off dead in my opinion . |
| 19 | I am sure that the problems described by my hon. Friend have increased , but I have no evidence that any such increase is related to shops in Scotland opening on Sunday . |
| 20 | This was the artisan middle-class family consolidating itself : make sure that the boys learn a craft or enter the professions , marry the girls off as well as you can — give them all , as they say , a better chance in life than you ever had yourself . |
| 21 | Making sure that the parents praise the child for dry beds and not punish the child for wet beds is also important , as the anxiety generated by punishment and anger from the parents may exacerbate the problem . |
| 22 | ‘ Only he forgot to make sure that the gnomes kept out of range . |
| 23 | Most law centres will seek to refer on any personal injury work and you should make sure that the advisers know who you are and think well of you . |
| 24 | But in the real world there is no outside agency to enforce cooperation between the ‘ players ’ in the game , With no kind of ‘ super superpower ’ to make sure that the players stand by any mutually beneficial agreement , the temptation to renege remains a powerful factor . |
| 25 | ‘ You can be sure that the Greeks have been trying to organise something like this since ‘ The Age of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent ’ was such a success in America ’ , he added , referring to a travelling exhibition of objects from Turkish collections , organised by the National Gallery in 1987 . |
| 26 | The resources are at a record level , as the right hon. Gentleman must concede , and the new system is making sure that the resources work better for patients . |
| 27 | He said they 're gon na fetch it so you tell me where I can go and then I 'll make sure that the kids do n't go . |
| 28 | Bargains are available provided you can be sure that the animals come from good stock and have been kept in good condition . |
| 29 | While the Maryland charter gave the Calverts the same executive authority as the Bishops of Durham held on the Scottish border , it required them to make sure that the colonists had approved the laws of their colony before they came into effect ; it may have been realized from earlier experience that an assembly was needed , or there may have been some feeling that a Catholic colony would have special problems . |
| 30 | Also , it is a good idea to nominate an adult to make sure that the children do not interfere with the entertainer 's props . |