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assure, ensure, or insure?

In each sentence, select the most precise choice:

Before full-scale development begins, the shield designs will undergo a stress analysis to assure/ensure/insure reliability.
The hardware is checked at each time step to assure/ensure/insure that no limits are exceeded.
In his address, the director assured/ensured/insured all employees that they will be treated fairly in the workplace.
A low-viscosity oil was chosen to assure/ensure/insure the presence of oscillatory flows.
COBRA health insurance laws assure/ensure/insure that when employees leave a job they can continued to be assured/ensured/insured.
This subsystem uses load sharing techniques to assure/ensure/insure safe operation.
We have assured/ensured/insured our customers that they will have significant input into all phases of the design, construction, and acceptance processes.

For an explanation of assure, ensure, and insure see Quirks of English.

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