'secure the presence' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to describe the act of making sure that someone or something is available when needed, and is often used to refer to an important figure or thing. For example, "Before the event began, we did our best to secure the presence of the mayor".
Some 30 former federal prosecutors filed a brief supporting Mr. Kidd, saying "the only legitimate use of the material witness statute is to secure the presence of a material witness to testify in a criminal proceeding".
The law allows judges to issue warrants to hold someone as a material witness when the government submits a sworn statement that "the testimony of a person is material in a criminal proceeding" and "that it may become impracticable to secure the presence of the person by subpoena".
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Olden had also secured the presence of Mia Farrow, who had a medal of the Central African Republic pinned to her lapel.
When a crowd scene was required, Giacosi convinced the local priest to move up the April 8 celebration of the town's patron saint by a few days, thus securing the presence of some 4,000 unpaid extras.
While the troops came ostensibly to evacuate foreigners and secure the airport, their presence has done much to quell the strife here.
But listening to local AM radio the other morning reminded me that liberals have yet to secure the kind of presence in public debate that the right has possessed and has made very effective use of for the past 30 years.
The point of this is to "secure the Pope's presence on the Web," and, presumably, to spread the voice of the Roman Catholic Church into the room's of disaffected teenagers and the cubicles bored adults the world over.
Mr. Laufer cited the involvement of Ms. Quinn's lead political strategist, Josh Isay, in helping her secure the deal, and the presence of Mr. Isay and her campaign spokesman, Michael Morey, at an event last week at Barnard College where she discussed the book, in arguing that the memoir, titled "Patience and Fortitude," is primarily political in nature.
The management implication of this study is that beyond retaining the overall biomass of parrotfishes to increase net grazing pressure on a reef, it is important to secure also the presence of large parrotfish individuals to control algae and maintain benthic community structure.
He argues that a stronger American presence to secure the region could further anti-American sentiment.
