Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] ensuring that " in BNC.
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| 1 | We know rather little about what kind of bargains are struck at the present time although inheritance is always a possible way of ensuring that the balance of support does not tip too much in one direction , even if its use is not spoken about openly . |
| 2 | Testing is a crucial part of ensuring that we know what quality of education our young people are achieving , so that if a satisfactory level is not reached , appropriate action can be taken . |
| 3 | He has been a consistent advocate of ensuring that the law of the land is adhered to . |
| 4 | It was not without its problems — co-operation between the individual producers was not always as effective as it might have been and it lacked a satisfactory system of ensuring that the quality of productions was kept uniformly high — but it was an influential scheme , and the bias towards the tape-slide medium amongst audio-visual teaching aids in the UK remains to this day . |
| 5 | For the comrades it was a back-handed way of ensuring that the increasingly suspect and disliked Pilger would be ruled out as editor . |
| 6 | A surveyor who fully understands his own role and appreciates the roles of both client and contractor as defined in the contract can have a great influence in ensuring that a project runs smoothly . |
| 7 | While you 're in hospital , a guaranteed additional daily income will go a long way to ensuring that you do n't come out of hospital with financial worries . |
| 8 | The new directives should go a long way to ensuring that employers do not abuse their employees in terms of unsafe working practice , practices . |
| 9 | This is a sure recipe for ensuring that when the barriers do come down , those who think this way will be left behind . |
| 10 | Since Ford would dominate the UK car market , it was hoped that the company would have a major interest in ensuring that this market was successful and that this might involve the expansion of research and development in the UK . |
| 11 | Consequently , engineers have a primary role in ensuring that the risk management programme itself is managed as effectively as any other business activity . |
| 12 | Obedience is part of the maker 's instructions , and there is no guaranteed success without it ; for obedience is a God-created way of ensuring that we learn the right habits of living in our early years . |
| 13 | A stronger European Parliament would be a powerful ally in ensuring that social rights , the environment , a peace oriented foreign policy and democracy itself , are forced higher up the European political agenda . |
| 14 | While there is no legal requirement actually to carry out those test , it is clearly a good way of ensuring that products comply . |
| 15 | Councillor Collinson is the owner of the local post office and general stores and it was agreed at the recent meeting of the Parish Council that this would be a good way of ensuring that the information pack was readily accessible by anyone wishing to consult it . |
| 16 | The use of words to formulate ideas is a good discipline for ensuring that the ideas themselves are relevant , coherent and logically presented . |
| 17 | ROBERT FRANKLIN of Los Gatos , California , has come up with a neat way of ensuring that electric gadgets such as irons and hair curlers turn themselves off when left unattended . |
| 18 | The Director of the Unit , Rev Eric Shegog , is Vice-Chairperson of WACC 's European Regional Association , and has played a considerable role in ensuring that the subject of media ethics remains high on WACC-Europe 's agenda . |
| 19 | First , he is wrong to assume that the policy to which he refers is espoused only by the Government : until now , there has been a bipartisan commitment to ensuring that mentally ill people receive care and facilities that are properly attuned to their needs . |
| 20 | Certainly his skill as an administrator was a vital factor in ensuring that so much was built so quickly and magnificently . |
| 21 | The head will play a vital role in ensuring that the needs of the child are at the heart of the planning process , and his or her ability to work with all staff to develop a policy combining economic effectiveness with sound educational principles will be crucial . |
| 22 | Make a particular point of ensuring that one of these is in the hole by which the ferret entered the system in the first place . |
| 23 | It has often been seen as a necessary evil for ensuring that the conduct of those responsible for operating the organization remains within prescribed rules , regulations and legislation . |
| 24 | Other candidates presented themselves : Brassard must know Miller 's End and he might have come to hate being bullied by Newley ; Yorick blamed Newley for his own failings , and was hysterical enough to kill on impulse ; Henry , having predicted Newley 's death , had a vested interest in ensuring that the prediction was fulfilled ; Zaza might have been seduced by Newley and then spurned |
| 25 | The problems of valuation and banding will also be compounded by the Government 's proposed method of valuation , which is to give the job to people such as estate agents who have a vested interest in ensuring that the valuations are as high as possible . |
| 26 | It should be driven instead by our recognition that we have a vested interest in ensuring that the vast quantities of data that are currently being produced by government , publishing houses , banks and information services can support our many and varied processing aims . |
| 27 | The scheme has been welcomed by the National Farmers Union as a cheap method of ensuring that farmers do not harbour illegal chemicals . |
| 28 | Since the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act , which made this possible , CPRW has continued to take a keen interest in ensuring that the protection afforded by this designation is effectively applied , especially in the three National Parks of Wales . |
| 29 | More specifically , it has been suggested that the ‘ underachievement ’ of black pupils in schools has played a significant part in ensuring that second and third generation young British black people continue to find themselves suffering the ‘ disadvantages ’ encountered by their parents and grandparents . |
| 30 | It is pointed out in Washington that the President made a special point of ensuring that Mr Major was the first European leader to meet him in the White House . |