A truly effective campaign to end smoking by youngsters would virtually insure the demise of the industry.

A French vote against the treaty, analysts said, would virtually insure the end of the current efforts at unification.

The 67-to-32 vote virtually insures that a bill providing for a waiting period to buy handguns will be passed by Congress.

Failing to answer them in a way deemed acceptable by the Palestinians will virtually insure that no elections take place.

The Court's action virtually insured a ruling by early summer of this Presidential election year.

Coupled with their intelligence it virtually insured dominance over all forms of Minervan life.

Everyone would understand that the system - the new system created by the amendment - virtually insures more crises in future.

They virtually insure that we will filter our perceptions of Wade's actions through his past accomplishments.

The new district was drawn in such a way as to virtually insure the election of the first Hispanic county supervisor in 115 years.

Capturing the President of the United States virtually insures media attention.