Example sentences of "and ensure [conj] " in BNC.

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1 I shall try and ensure that I reach the aspirations of the people and that I let no one down . ’
2 The first need is to try and ensure that the churchyard is looked after and kept tidy .
3 The Council has to try and ensure that the subject ‘ bits ’ of the curriculum form a coherent whole and somehow deliver the broad and balanced curriculum enshrined in the noble opening passages of the Act .
4 Now the Presbyterian Church as the Church of Scotland enjoys a unique place in Scottish life and its structures it has a privileged place but I would suggest to you it has also therefore a number of responsibilities and one , I would suggest in this case , is to try and ensure that these local regional teams are in place .
5 Since most of the money being offered was raised through Federal taxation , especially income tax , these mechanisms were being used to try and ensure that State governments did operate the welfare programmes seen as desirable by the Federal government ; if they did not , then their residents were paying taxes to Washington , but receiving relatively little in return .
6 233 seems to be that if a wife signs a security document at her debtor husband 's request , the creditor will be unable to enforce the security unless either the debtor or the creditor has taken positive steps to try and ensure that the wife understands the import of the security documents or unless she has obtained independent advice .
7 In cases falling within this protected class , equity would hold the security given by the surety to be unenforceable by the creditor if : ( i ) the relationship between the debtor and the surety and the consequent likelihood of influence and reliance was known to the creditor ; and ( ii ) the surety 's consent to the transaction was procured by undue influence or material misrepresentation on the part of the debtor or the surety lacked an adequate understanding of the nature and effect of the transaction ; and ( iii ) the creditor , whether by leaving it to the debtor to deal with the surety or otherwise , had failed to take reasonable steps to try and ensure that the surety entered into the transaction with an adequate understanding of the nature and effect of the transaction and that the surety 's consent to the transaction was a true and informed one .
8 In these circumstances it is necessary to ask whether the bank took reasonable steps to try and ensure that she had an adequate comprehension of the effect of the charge .
9 If you want to en try and ensure that you 're going to have a self sustained community , one hundred percent , you make sure that presumably you 've got a show case cinema with fifteen screens there , er a B and Q , erm a whole range of of facilities that nobody ever needs leave , erm erm erm er that new settlement , the reality of the real world of course is that all settlements to a greater or lesser degree , er have a relationship with other er larger scale settlements , now then let's look at the new settlement , fourteen hundred dwellings , we estimate that that is going to be of the order of around three thousand three hundred people , now that is sizeable , it is not small , it is larger than a number of the small market towns er in North Yorkshire , like Boroughbridge , Settle , it is a significant development erm erm and within it erm there will be a requirement er be a requirement for a a a primary school , it justifies that .
10 The reasoned , the reasoned proposals which are contained in a very thought out amen which has in fact contains ideas submitted by many different people of different persuasions to try and ensure that ideas could be erm worked at solidly does break the endless delays .
11 The purpose of general management is to try and ensure that in the city that we are getting the best value we can from the health resources that are in the city , and I have the authority now , and the responsibility to spend the budget that I 've had allocated from the Oxfordshire Health Authority , by Gerald Simon who 's the general manager .
12 He also criticised the reference to critical control points under which it said that : ‘ Food business operators shall identify any process undertaken which may be critical to ensuring food safety and ensure that adequate safety procedures are identified , maintained and reviewed . ’
13 All women should register with a GP and ensure that they notify the practice of any change of address .
14 Series of interlinking metaphors of chaos and inhumanity are generated to maintain this dramatic mode and ensure that the agenda for control remains firmly with the system , and already I have used such metaphorical terms as ‘ animals ’ and ‘ enemies ’ to indicate some of the ways in which those in power make use of the rich imagination contained in everyday language .
15 One can only hope that tournament organisers come to recognise this and ensure that each event is staffed by the requisite number of officials .
16 Be prepared for this and ensure that you are close at hand with a reverse punch .
17 Bear this in mind when using the foot sweep and ensure that it has a good chance of shifting the opponent by forcing him to lift his weight from the ankle to be attacked .
18 All the more important , then , to stand protected from the like and ensure that all things — not excluding alcohol — conspire to bear visible witness to that ruddy hue sported by the English living in the Tropics . ’
19 This warm-up period will take less than 15 minutes to complete , but will increase cardio-vascular fitness and ensure that the muscles are ready for action .
20 When ordering Thermoclear always state width and length carefully — and ensure that the ribs will run from top to bottom ( ridge to eaves ) and NOT sideways .
21 Economists believe a sizeable narrowing from the £2bn current account shortfall for August would shore up sterling and ensure that interest rates rise no higher .
22 But if you accept that carbon dioxide is a much More insidious threat and nuclear power is the one major supplier of energy that does not produce it , the issue begins to turn not so much on the dangerous unacceptibility of reactors but on how you regulate and make them safe and ensure that their fuel is not diverted for military purposes .
23 Nevertheless , it is clear that very large sums of money will have to be spent to put Eastern Europe on its feet and ensure that it stays democratic .
24 Faced with a virtual infinity of demand , your role is to seek new resources and ensure that those resources are spent to best effect .
25 Farmers needed to identify likely emergency situations on their farms and ensure that there was somebody able to cover for them in their absence .
26 This deliberate government policy was to encourage people to live in the rural areas and ensure that their income was at least as high as that of the factory worker .
27 We will continue ‘ Right to Buy ’ discounts , and ensure that local authorities respond reasonably and rapidly to applications .
28 We will publish test results , exam results and truancy rates and ensure that there is regular independent inspection .
29 We will prohibit experiments involving pain or distress for non-medical and non-veterinary purposes , promote alternatives to the use of animals in research and education , and ensure that laws against badger-baiting and dog-fighting are enforced .
30 We will push for the extension of EC race discrimination legislation and ensure that the rights of black and Asian British citizens are respected throughout the EC .
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