Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] to ensure [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cotton lavender needs a dry sunny situation in light soil to ensure that it ripens fully and is thus better able to withstand cold . |
| 2 | Second , the Trust is a body committed to conservation on such a wide scale — it is the second largest landowner in Britain — that it also has a clear duty to ensure that it follows good environmental practice in its own affairs . |
| 3 | Publishers want safeguards at a practical level to ensure that it does not open the floodgates to returns of all kinds . ’ |
| 4 | It can be argued that a car dealer has an implied obligation to make pre-delivery checks on a new car to ensure that it meets the manufacturer 's specification . |
| 5 | Both management and unions tend to keep a tight grip on local activity to ensure that it keeps to national agreements and to avoid the embarrassment and disruption of uncontrolled local initiatives . |