Today, continued US engagement is critical to ensuring the stability of the global system.
Let's see, there was the Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship act — "ensuring the stability of the helium market".
She said last November that ensuring the stability of the euro was a bigger priority than guaranteeing Greece's continued membership.
It said the decision had been made on humanitarian grounds "with a view to ensuring the stability of the state and making eternal peace (and) national reconciliation".
That will weaken banks' ability to cut costs in downturns (see chart), which is not obviously helpful in ensuring the stability of the business.
An immediate meltdown of the financial system has been prevented and there is no doubt that ensuring the stability of the financial infrastructure and unlocking the credit flow remains a top priority.
He said his and the great majority of Italians' fundamental concern was ensuring the stability of a government capable of leading the eurozone's third-largest economy out of its longest recession since the second world war.
But ultimately they all acknowledge that their own interests, whether they be domestic politics, or in ensuring the stability of the EU, take precedence over their friendship with us.
Congress has greatly expanded the Fed's regulatory purview; moreover, the central bank's basic responsibility to try to keep the economy on an even keel, experts say, will require a much greater focus on ensuring the stability of the financial system.
"The president is looking for strong, well-qualified candidates who can lead these institutions to protect American consumers and taxpayers, while ensuring the stability of an American economy emerging from the worst recession since the Great Depression," she said.
Under an expanded scope of duties for the Bank of England, since a regulatory overhaul in April, Mr. Carney will also be responsible for ensuring the stability of the banking system and that institutions are well-capitalized.
