The Whigs had gained control of the Tennessee legislature, and redrew Johnson's First District so as to ensure that House seat for their party, under the leadership of Gustavus Adolphus Henry, Sr .; the Nashville Union termed this " Henry-mandering ".

Arbor Day reached its height of popularity on its 125th anniversary in 1997, when David J. Wright, noticed that a Nebraska nonprofit organization called the National Arbor Day Foundation had taken the name of the holiday and commercialized it for their own use as a trademark for their publication " Arbor Day ," so he countered their efforts, launched a website, and trademarked it for " public use celebrations " and defended the matter in a federal district court in the United States to ensure it was judged as property of the public domain, the case was settled in October 1999.

Many BBSes inspected every file uploaded to their public file download library to ensure that the material did not violate copyright law.

As the boards arrive for play at each subsequent table, the four players take their cards from the board and should count them to ensure that there are 13 cards in their hand before looking at the cards, so that any irregularity can be corrected before the auction and play commence.

The Convention is also intended to minimize the amount and toxicity of wastes generated, to ensure their environmentally sound management as closely as possible to the source of generation, and to assist LDCs in environmentally sound management of the hazardous and other wastes they generate.

To ensure that in the smoke and confusion of a night battle his ships would not accidentally open fire on one another, Nelson ordered that each ship prepare four horizontal lights at the head of their mizenmast and also to hoist an illuminated White Ensign, which was different enough from the French tricolour that it would not be mistaken in poor visibility, reducing the risk that British ships might fire on one another in the darkness.

Meanwhile, the British MI6 and the American CIA commenced an operation to ensure that Doctor Zhivago was correctly submitted to the Nobel Committee, which requires that nominations for the Nobel Prize for Literature must be submitted in their original language.

To ensure secrecy, members rarely knew much more than the members of their own cell and one superior above them.

For the first time, not only manufacturers, but also importers and distributors share a responsibility to ensure Electrical and Electronic Equipment within the scope of RoHS comply with the hazardous substances limits and have a CE mark on their products.

Success of the project depended on multiple monitoring efforts to ensure that all parties keep their commitments.

Program faults caused by incorrect compiler behavior can be very difficult to track down and work around ; therefore, compiler implementors invest significant effort to ensure the correctness of their software.

Chromosomes are the essential unit for cellular division and must be replicated, divided, and passed successfully to their daughter cells so as to ensure the genetic diversity and survival of their progeny.

Most teams have a professional choreograph their routine in order to ensure they are not breaking any rules and they will be up to par with the other teams.

Modern bolts are stamped with a proof mark to ensure their consistent weight.

Islamic rights for concubines ensure fair treatment within the household and promise living expenses for concubines and their children.

The process was required by the lord or the council-commissioner to ensure that their tax-paying source of income was not lost.

However, wives were usually looked after with care, and bigamous men were expected to ensure that they give their first wife food, clothing, and sexual activity.

In addition to their roles as judges and tax collectors, governors were expected to maintain the postal service ( cursus publicus ) and ensure that town councils fulfilled their duties.

To ensure that Lutherans are represented in the Church, the Lutheran congregations have their own synod.

When receiving diplomats — who formally represent the sovereign — the receiving head of state grants certain privileges and immunities to ensure they may effectively carry out their duties, on the understanding that these are provided on a reciprocal basis.

In May 2005 the Foresight Institute changed its name to " Foresight Nanotech Institute " and narrowed its mission to " ensure beneficial implementation of nanotechnology.

The ITU-T mission is to ensure the efficient and timely production of standards covering all fields of telecommunications on a worldwide basis, as well as defining tariff and accounting principles for international telecommunication services.

The IAEA executes this mission with three main functions: the inspection of existing nuclear facilities to ensure their peaceful use, providing information and developing standards to ensure the safety and security of nuclear facilities, and as a hub for the various fields of science involved in the peaceful applications of nuclear technology.

John Spencer, an astronomer on the New Horizons mission team, says that no target for a post-Pluto Kuiper belt encounter has yet been selected, as they are awaiting data from the Pan-STARRS survey project to ensure as wide a field of options as possible.

Follow-up missions would be dispatched at 2 year intervals to Mars to ensure that a redundant ERV would be on the surface at all times, waiting to be utilized by the next crewed mission or the current crew in an emergency.

* A planning unit must be created to ensure that all plans are consistent and that policies and strategies are aimed at achieving the same mission and objectives.

Since 1990 the mission of the EPS has been to ensure the security of the national borders and to deal with internal disturbances.

Nevertheless, Erasmus made it his personal mission to ensure that several of Agricola's major works were printed posthumously.

He dedicated this mission to his late wife, in order to ensure her entry into the Sto-vo-kor the realm of the honored dead ( DS9: " Shadows and Symbols ").

In addition to the activities at the Costa Rica Headquarters Campus, UPEACE works with an increasing number of partners in various parts of the world to ensure that the UPEACE mission is extended to reach as many individuals and institutions as possible.

The Director is next in command and works with the Board to establish and fulfill the museum ’ s mission statement and to ensure that the museum is accountable to the public.

Educators work with the Board, Director, and Curator to ensure that the needs of the public are met as laid out in the institution ’ s mission statement.

** Planning, Training, and Exercise Support ( PTE )-Our mission is to ensure NCS readiness, enhance partnerships within government and industry, coordinate telecommunications operational planning among NCS elements, develop emergency response requirements, and to provide skilled civilians and reservists during crises and emergencies.

It translates customers ' wide area network ( DoD calls these " long-haul ") requirements into effective voice, video, and data network solutions ; leverages proven and emerging technologies to ensure joint interoperability, assured security, and best value ; evaluates technical operation and user mission effectiveness ; and resolves technical support issues for DoD's long-haul networks.

NERC's mission states that it is to " ensure the reliability of the North American bulk power system.

Similarly, during the 1942 Cripps mission, and 1946 Cabinet Mission to India, the Afghan government made repeated attempts to ensure that any debate about the independence of India must include Afghanistan's role in the future of the NWFP.

Massively overbuilt to ensure survival, it had few experiments on board, and scientific output from the mission was further limited due to an internal switchboard failure which stuck in the " transmit temperature " position.

Aligned with this mission of ensuring equal access to education, the Department of Education is a member of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, and works with federal partners to ensure proper education for homeless and runaway youth in the United States.

It is the combatant commander's responsibility to ensure that private security contract mission statements do not authorize performance of inherently Governmental military functions, i. e. preemptive attacks or assaults or raids, et cetera.

Lê Đức Thọ's mission was to ensure that Khmer nationalism would not override Vietnam's interests in Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge was overthrown.

The simultaneous missions became one of the first instances of Soviet – American space cooperation: the USSR released Luna 15's flight plan to ensure it would not collide with Apollo 11, though its exact mission was unknown.

Its mission is to " influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and biodiversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable ".

: Provides base support and services activities to ensure mission readiness of the 27th Special Operations Wing, including housing, facility construction and maintenance, food service, law enforcement, fire protection, communications, personnel support, lodging, recreation, environmental management, contracting, supply, transportation, logistics plans and other base services.