"What we are trying to do is make sure the wrong people don't get their hands on guns."

VOA: standard.2010.04.19

"We have a moral responsibility of making sure that the games are as safe as possible."

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

"That means that all of us have to work together to make sure that we are taking seriously the investments we make in our children's future."

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

"And while we will continue to do everything we can, we cannot be sure what the future will hold, but we are doing our absolute level best."

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

We have two central imperatives: restore growth and create jobs, but make sure people understand we are going to have to bring those fiscal deficits down as growth recovers.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

"What we've got to do is to make sure that in the year 2041 that we are not stupid enough as a world to go to Antarctica, which is not owned by anybody, and exploit it for fossil fuels."

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

So we are very concerned; we want to make sure our [i.e.,the U.S. government understands the stakes and is not seen opposing the independent judiciary, Muhammad Ashraf Toor, is the Chairman of the Pakistan American National Alliance.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

FEINGOLD: "Are you sure that the troop buildup in Afghanistan will not be counterproductive vis--vis Pakistan?" HOLBROOKE: "No.I am only sure that we are aware of the problem, that we are working intensely with the Pakistani army."

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

The U.S.will need to put some pressure on India to make sure that India is helpful in every regard, because we are going to rely a lot on Pakistan to do a lot of heavy lifting and difficult work,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

"From our side we will often bring our leaders of transportation, of ticketing,of athlete experience, to make sure that as corporate spokes-people we're supplementing what we can say with people who are truly in the weeds on these subjects every day."

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

"The Calderon government has,in fact, performed very courageously in the face of these cartels and I think,we think, that we have to do everything we can to be a helpful neighbor and partner to make sure that we are successful in this,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

"Tea is the world's second most popular drink, second to water, and there are literally thousands of tea formulations around the world, so the challenge for us, isn't finding new tea recipes, it's focusing and making sure we're developing things that are going to work."

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

President Obama's efforts and his emphasis on education particularly technical education science and math, to want to have every kid in college by 2020, is to be applauded and that's a goal that we at NASA are really going to make sure that he can accomplish."

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

"What President Obama is going to be doing at the summit is to be working with President Calderon and Prime Minister Harper to discuss what we are doing collaboratively to deal with the challenge, making sure that our public health departments and officials are working closely together,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

"In order to verify the casualties of civilians we have launched an investigation into this case to make sure how many civilians are killed and to make sure that what these civilians were doing at 2:30 in the morning in that place that is not a residential place.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

"We have been tasked by our respective presidents the foreign minister and I, to put meat on the bones, so to speak, to get to work to make sure that the expectations of both President Zuma and President Obama are met as we work more closely together on our bi-lateral relationship as well as on regional and global challenges.

VOA: standard.2009.08.08