Ensure

Meanings and phrases

ensure

make certain of; guarantee; insure; assure; secure
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; see; check; insure; see to it; control; ascertain; assure

order to ensure

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Hunter sends the police in order to ensure Callan is caught red-handed.
In order to ensure this, Stan decides to teach Arthur how to drive a bus.
It was coated in a clear wax in order to ensure that the natural finish remained.

ensure that all

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One is to ensure that all locations are written before they are read.
It is easy for the base station to ensure that all PLCM codes are unique when this is done.
The Act provides resources to states and communities to ensure that all students reach their full potential.

ensure the safety

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He had to ensure the safety of the king and the royal family.
Newsom said he made the decision to ensure the safety of people at the event.
The prison had come under scrutiny for failing to ensure the safety of its youth inmates.

help ensure

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Pennsylvania also canceled 212 camp site leases to help ensure security for the installation.
Additional study is needed to help ensure the continued presence of mountain plovers in Oklahoma.
For example, a thermocouple might be used to help ensure a furnace's temperature remains constant.

ensure that no

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The solution is normally tested to ensure that no more iron(II) is left.
As a precaution, work was done wearing gloves to ensure that no fingerprints would be left.
To ensure that no romantic complications develop, the couple are never to meet face-to-face.

designed to ensure

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This monopoly is designed to ensure coordinated and coherent drafting of EU law.
The new Marquette Interchange was designed to ensure the safe and efficient flow of traffic.
The compact machine base is designed to ensure that it can be moved easily using lifting equipment.

necessary to ensure

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It's also necessary to ensure that an expired card isn't used.
She authorizes her ministers to do anything necessary to ensure that they pay for it.
In animals it is necessary to ensure that the inserted DNA is present in the embryonic stem cells.

used to ensure

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Powder is used to ensure pieces slide smoothly on the surface.
The BOE can be used to ensure financial stability of a company.
Hoods are used to ensure anonymity during some of these missions.

ensure compliance

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Attorneys ensure compliance with applicable securities law and negotiate and draft the transaction documents.
The inspection is intended to ensure compliance with water safety laws and will focus on older dams specifically.
Trustee acts as the primary "watchdog" to ensure compliance with the Bankruptcy Code in cases where no trustee has been appointed.

taken to ensure

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Care must be taken to ensure that formula_89 ≤ formula_90 ≤ formula_91.
Extraordinary measures were taken to ensure that Johns did not escape again.
Care must be taken to ensure the surrounding soil offers good drainage in order to avoid nuisance alarms.

ensure proper

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Both aspects need to be proved or provided by the submitter to ensure proper procedures are followed.
Maintaining a constant rate is essential to ensure proper size and spacing of the pits and lands burned into the dye layer.
Additionally, the group has helped municipal utilities to ensure proper performance of pump stations and water conveyance systems.

wanted to ensure

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So if the king wanted to ensure smooth revenue collection, he needed gentry co-operation.
They wanted to ensure their shipmates who were killed in action on submarines would never be forgotten.
Wimbush said: "We wanted to ensure that we could preserve the long-term health of this irreplaceable natural resource."

way to ensure

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According to Barber, this was the only way to ensure security for a foreign base.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said an independent inquiry was the only way to ensure justice for those involved.
If an ISR is involved, the only way to ensure exclusive access to common variables is to disable interrupts.

needed to ensure

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Imazu lines up the sets needed to ensure they're built in the proper order.
Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed that a Second Bill of Rights was needed to ensure the right to food.
"We want to strengthen mutual ties by sharing knowhow [sic] needed to ensure sustainable development."

ensure all

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At the closeout of the grant, a final review is conducted to ensure all aspects of the negotiations have been met.
To combat undernutrition, the WBG has partnered with UNICEF and the WHO to ensure all small children are fully fed.
The right combination of hurdles can ensure all pathogens are eliminated or rendered harmless in the final product.

intended to ensure

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This is intended to ensure procedural fairness and promote effective dispute resolution.
The EU operates a competition policy intended to ensure undistorted competition within the single market.
The policy was intended to ensure that players were only chosen for the side for which they were suitable.

helped ensure

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This helped ensure the government's capture of the most seats.
In 1889 Arène helped ensure that Morelli was elected senator of Corsica.
Gorbachev's support, as well as China's abstention, helped ensure passage of the UN resolution.

measures to ensure

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The Postal Service takes measures to ensure the security and privacy of consumers’ mail.
They also settle disputes between the market players and take long term measures to ensure the supply of natural gas.
He also said, "We will take the strongest possible measures to ensure that there is no repetition of such terrorist acts".

enough to ensure

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The cancellation property is enough to ensure that the are all different.
Unlike many early apples, the fruits remain on the tree long enough to ensure ripening.
The coroner reported that when Allen died, he had a blood alcohol content of .36 which was "enough to ensure a deep coma".

procedures to ensure

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They are conducted according to published procedures to ensure consistency in data collection and analysis, and to compare findings to established metrics.
He stated that "the new secretary general, with the full support of the IEC, has initiated a process to review our employment policies and procedures to ensure that such a situation does not happen again."
The district engages in identification procedures to ensure that eligible students receive an appropriate educational program consisting of special education and related services, individualized to meet student needs.

ensure safety

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She makes a passionate appeal to Willoughby to ensure safety by leaving the island.
In 2010, the Karnataka Police deployed police vehicles to ensure safety on the highway.
They are highly trained and work in a command structure with high standards to ensure safety.

required to ensure

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A bottom-up approach, nonetheless, will be required to ensure success in this task.
IRRC is statutorily required to ensure proposed regulatory provisions are in the public interest.
Under current standards, AEMO is required to ensure 850 megawatts of reserve is carried across the entire NEM.

steps to ensure

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Then you need to take steps to ensure this will never happen again."
In competitive diving, FINA takes regulatory steps to ensure that athletes are protected from the inherent dangers of the sport.
In 2005, Mr. Erber took additional steps to ensure the group's development by opening the first Biomin Center of Applied Animal Nutrition.

ensure no

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To ensure no one assumed that Taylor Hicks would appear with the band, they decided on a name change.
Miles pulls out a remote detonator telling Kimberly that once they escape, he'll ensure no one will follow them.
The personal files of all Church of England clergy since the 1950s are being audited in an effort to ensure no cover-up.

ensure adequate

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During this time, it yawed 1.25 degrees away from the tower to ensure adequate clearance despite adverse winds.
See Warwick or Stout for a detailed analysis of the techniques and results of compensation to ensure adequate phase margins.
To ensure adequate coordination between tanks and artillery during modern manoeuvre warfare, good radio connections are essential.

ensure the survival

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In a war, all resources of society may be diverted to ensure the survival of the nation.
Others worked to ensure the survival of the Catholic Church and the French language in the province.
Conger defended the actions of Ament, indicating confiscated goods had been sold to ensure the survival of Chinese Christians.

effort to ensure

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It took a huge effort to ensure that the correct people were elected.
The personal files of all Church of England clergy since the 1950s are being audited in an effort to ensure no cover-up.
The Tamil politicians made a concerted effort to ensure that Kanyakumari was incorporated into the Tamil-majority Madras State (now Tamil Nadu).

not ensure

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Also, the Exchange did not ensure that the AIM rules had been complied with.
However, the presence of chlorine in an organic compound does not ensure toxicity.
Of course descriptive unrealism by itself does not ensure a "significant theory" (pp.

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