11.   That party and another small one now seem close to pooling their votes with those of the Liberal Democrats to support the measure, ensuring passage.

12.   The Kremlin had already consolidated significant power in Parliament and did not need to shake it up to ensure smooth passage of legislation, he said.

13.   The Senate has yet to vote on the measure, and its passage is not ensured.

14.   The turnaround by the social democratic party came four days before the deadline for congressional action on the budget proposal and ensures its passage.

15.   This strategy is routinely applied to the budget, where compromises are made to ensure passage and are then ignored throughout the year.

16.   Train operators must rely on dispatchers, often hundreds of miles away, to ensure safe passage.

17.   Yet that may not be enough to ensure passage this year.

18.   A parliamentary committee approved the lottery bill Friday, ensuring its passage next week.

19.   Approval in the powerful lower house basically ensures passage, even if the upper house rejects the package in a symbolic vote.

20.   By enforcing party discipline, the ANC has ensured passage of the bill, which comes up for debate next week.