Sentence examples for was supposed to secure from inspiring English sources

You see, back in the early 1980's, before he became Fed chairman, Mr. Greenspan headed a commission that was supposed to secure the future of Social Security.

It was supposed to secure some areas of the country, where institutions could be strengthened and development projects executed, and so help the government extend its reach.

The Cabinet Office was supposed to secure a measure of independence by recruiting many of its staff from outside the civil service.

But both firms chose to go ahead with the nitrogen foam cement mixture, which was supposed to secure the bottom of the well.

While JDR was gleefully orchestrating the sale of tens of thousands of decks a day, panic was rising at Lionstone, the half of the partnership that was supposed to secure the cards and handle the customer service and shipping.

In the fifties, the Atlantic Monthly Press had contracted for an autobiographical novel — the novel that was supposed to secure Broyard's fame, his place in contemporary literature — but, all these years later, he had made no progress.

The United Nations, which is supposed to secure international peace, is paralyzed by the intransigence of Russia and China, which hold vetoes on the Security Council.

In a bizarre turn of events, "conceding" passporting could be less damaging than the "benefit" of opting out of freedom of movement that it is supposed to secure.

Barça were supposed to secure their 10th successive win against a Getafe team led by the man with Jennifer Anniston's jaw.

A firm's balance sheet doesn't always reflect its true health, and regulators do not have an inside perspective on the firms they are supposed to secure.

This seems like a pretty abysmal reflection on blockchains — the distributed ledger technology behind bitcoins that is supposed to secure just about every kind of asset transaction known to humankind.