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Two sons of the former Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid are being investigated by the federal competition watchdog over alleged "cartel conduct" in securing a coal exploration licence over an area that included the Obeid family's farm.
He said that the government was committed to securing the maximum number of convictions in terrorism and serious crime cases: "The experience of other countries is that the use of evidence gathered through interception may help to achieve that.
"Of course, Owen goes with our best wishes," said Easterby before adding: "We'd like to be clear that we had discussed a new contract with him, and made his representative fully aware of our willingness to discuss securing his future as a rugby professional with us.
Without it, and with the NHS under such massive pressure, mental health services will lose out, and our chance of securing equality will be lost", Lamb said.
Despite these problems, three quarters of students go into debt to cover the upfront costs of securing a student home, from deposits to letting agency fees.
"It was terrible," he says, and adds that, on his first essay, an "eminent Oxford historian had written, 'This is a dog's dinner.' There were two ways to go after that, either give up or… " He went on to do a second history degree at Swansea before securing the Bectu job.
But after securing re-election in 1995 Akayev shifted his political course, steadily expanding his presidential powers.
Rooms could only be booked through the hotel, but not as part of a package, the traditional if not the uniform way of securing accommodation in Mecca.
He also made several "day one" promises, such as securing the border to curb illegal immigration, rescinding a nuclear agreement with Iran and authorizing the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline – the long-in-development crude oil project that has been maligned by environmental activists.
Bourke said for lawyers working in the US justice system, the key to seeking any penalty less than death is securing the agreement of the families of the victims.
Neil James, director of Citizens UK, said: "Today's announcement, securing the 1,500th accredited employer, is a fantastic achievement, but there is still a long way to go to tackle the shocking situation we find ourselves in today, where so many of those in poverty live in a household in which someone has a job.
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The primary grammatical function of "securing" is as a present participle , often used as part of a continuous verb tense (e.g., "is securing") or as a gerund functioning as a noun (e.g., "Securing the border is a priority"). Ludwig shows many examples of both uses.
Expression frequency: Very common
