Sentence examples for ensure himself from inspiring English sources

By noon, the former vice president had persuaded enough delegates to ensure himself the nomination.

Three frenetic hours later, Yates crossed the line third, behind Enric Mas and Miguel Ángel López, having done enough to ensure himself of victory.

And by losing in Brecon and Radnorshire, Mr Bourne should ensure the Tories have enough spare votes to ensure himself a place as one of the region's top-up members.Elsewhere, voters will decide the fate of individual candidates, but not the overall number of members any party has.

He's got only 10 Kentucky Derby points and sits at #30 in the points standings, so he'll need a top-three finish to ensure himself a spot in Louisville.

Eventually he began to see the funny side, or perhaps he decided that by pretending to side with the Anons he could ensure himself an easy life in the post-revolutionary New World Order.

By marrying the daughter of a prominent Nicaraguan family, he ensured himself a secure political career.

As a result, apart from his historic identity as a photographer, he ensured himself the everlasting fame he keenly desired.

Marco Scutaro may have ensured himself a spot on any Boston Red Sox postseason roster Sunday night when he foiled Mariano Rivera for the second time in his career.

He's not audacious in the way of, say, Peter King, who openly criticizes his own party and ensures himself thereby an almost unlimited supply of press attention.

Just by showing up energized, by hemming and hawing less often and by going after Mitt Romney more directly, President Obama ensured himself a better showing than the disaster he endured in Denver two weeks ago.

In particular, Rosberg's manoeuvre in qualifying in Monaco when he appeared to make a mistake before reversing back on track, so ensuring himself of pole position in the process, has been deemed deliberate by many seasoned observers.