Ensure

Examples

• He spoke of the state of England; the necessary measures to be taken to ensure its security, and confirm its prosperity. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I wish her whole attention to be fixed on my accent; and to ensure this, she must follow the reading with her eyes--she must look at the book. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• You have shown yourself a mighty fighter, and we do not wish to manacle you, so we hold you both in the easiest way that will yet ensure security. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• He also advised me to put my former name of Harriette Wilson to the work, which he doubted not would the better ensure its sale. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Considerable skill is required to do this, as all the joints and seams must be rolled down smooth and firm to ensure a solid boot or shoe. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Raymond gave her his ring to ensure the respect of the menials. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The organization of the Museum was not planned to ensure its mental continuity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Before that unjust Tribunal, there was little or no order of procedure, ensuring to any accused person any reasonable hearing. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The father, as by some strange final illusion, felt as if all his fate depended on his ensuring to Winifred her happiness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Holmes's card sent in to the manager ensured instant attention, and he was not long in acquiring all the information he needed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The comfort, respectability and dignity of a large family, which depend so much on clothes, may be ensured at the cost of a few dollars. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• If it should go ill with the prisoner, I have ensured access to him, once. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.

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