Widowed at 28, she has ensured her family's social position by her own shrewdness and force of character.

Nazarbayev took several effective steps to ensure his position.

This innovation helped the company to ensure its position as world leader in railroad system pantographs.

This new policy ensured Otto's position as undisputed master of the kingdom.

It appears that he also wished to be consecrated Bishop by the highest Church authority to ensure his position.

Two years in the past, when Yayoi was her classmate, she arranged an accident to ensure her own position at the top of the class.

As a result, this external threat would counter the domestic strife and ensure the leader's position in power.

An invaluable resource, Alex's political connections would ensure his position with the organization during the unstable leadership of the decade.

Ivan Vladislav took steps to ensure his position and ordered the mutilation of their eldest son.

They need only a quarter of votes to ensure their position is put to the party conference in the autumn.