By marrying the daughter of a prominent Nicaraguan family, he ensured himself a secure political career.
By noon, the former vice president had persuaded enough delegates to ensure himself the nomination.
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.
Three frenetic hours later, Yates crossed the line third, behind Enric Mas and Miguel Ángel López, having done enough to ensure himself of victory.
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.
When President Obama won Virginia and most of the other battleground states on Tuesday night, ensuring himself a second term as president, some at MSNBC felt as if they had won as well.
That effort paid off on Monday as the 45-year-old ensured himself a podium finish after winning a tense C1 bronze medal match 3-2 againSouth Korearea's Lee Chang-Ho in front of a raucous home crowd at the ExCeL.
Although he has not been charged with any crimes, some former employees, who have admitted to participating in fraud at the company, say he orchestrated it as a way of ensuring himself huge profits from his sale of HealthSouth stock.
