1. The clothes line is pulled taut and secured.

2. The dam secured the city from the flood.

3. The crates had not been properly secured to the truck.

4. The team secured pictures of prisoners showing signs of severe beatings.

5. The President may have secured some support from the middle classes.

6. The Washington rumour mill suggests that the president secured his narrow majority only by promising all sorts of concessions.

7. A public outcry secured her release from detention.

8. He secured the doors and windows.

9. Victory was not going to be easily secured.

10. Our sales manager has secured several big accounts recently.

11. He finally secured employment in a local factory.

12. He secured himself a place at law school.

13. Her bank loan is secured against/by/on her house.

14. The delegation has secured the promise of a ceasefire.

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15. She secured the boat with a rope.

16. The windows were secured with locks and bars.

17. Can the town be secured against attack?

18. We have secured a first class cook.

19. He secured a place for himself at law school.

20. Sheer weight of numbers secured them the victory.

21. Brondello secured the MVP award by scoring 357 points.

22. John secured the boat firmly to the jetty.

23. The loan is secured against your home.

24. The advertising agency secured the contract on the back of their previous successful campaigns.

25. They secured large contracts for the forward delivery of Russian imports.

26. Tall plants can be secured by tying them to stakes.

27. Redgrave won his third Olympic gold medal,(sentencedict.com) and secured his place in history .

28. He finally reached the summit of Everest and secured his place in history.

29. They secured a victory in the face of overwhelming odds.

30. Staff withdrew from the main part of the prison but secured the perimeter.