The prisoners received assurances of safety by their captors but were warned that they would receive instruction on the 'evils of capitalism'.

It seems as if permits were too often issued based on little more than assurances of safety from the oil companies.

The passengers became so alarmed that the captain was appealed to for assurances of safety.

Many of these people were given false assurances that the schemes were viable.

Eighteen months were taken between the initial request and sending the report to the complainant during which there were delays and false assurances.

A man committed to his word, he has stayed away from ever promising falsely or leading people on with false assurances.

The report says that they gave false assurances to court, people and the nation.

Here was an author who found deep solace both in nature and in the firm assurance of eventual happiness, if not in this world, then in the next.

She might be viewed as having broken the code of maidenly modesty of the period by imprudently offering up her affections without having had a firm assurance of future marriage.

The developing countries want firm assurances that some day soon their cheques will be in the post.

She has a masculine face, and that would give her assurance in her disguise.

After presenting a theorem (with, say, a highly non-trivial proof), one can sometimes give some assurance that the theorem really holds, by proving a toy version of the theorem.

Shareholders were not given the assurances they sought about reasonable compensation.

In those talks he was not given the assurances he wanted.

The organisers gave an assurance that the insects did not carry malaria.

Reality doesn't offer this assurance, so it's very easy to develop the mistaken impression that you're in control.

Analysts were not offering any assurances.

But as for what happened after the match, he could not offer any assurances.

In essence, he thought more about offering the assurance than the consequences of having to honour it.

However, the two men were unable to offer the assurances lawmakers sought.

He was an aircraft mechanic but often flew as an observer and air-gunner, or at the request of pilots to provide assurance that their aircraft were properly maintained and airworthy.

It may be used to provide assurance of the authenticity and, hence, the integrity of binary data.

She helped to provide assurance to merchant shipping, by conducting mine-countermeasure surveys in the main shipping routes throughout the region.

Audit working papers are used to support the audit work done in order to provide assurance that the audit was performed in accordance with the relevant auditing standards.

In many cases, our internal standards are more demanding than the laws of our host governments, providing assurance to industry critics that we take our social and environmental responsibilities seriously.

When much of a group, or generation, has been wasted, the rest seek assurance that the collectivity they belong to will continue in the tokens of its past.

She will also seek assurances that he will not block the 17 eurozone nations from going ahead with their own version of the tax.

It sought assurances that his human rights would be respected, but looked forward to 'debriefing' him.

The firm sought assurances there would be no further leaks.

They would be seeking assurances on voting reform.

He received a written assurance that they would meet both conditions absolutely.

Ministers are trying a secure a written assurance that such evidence would not be used.

Despite both verbal and written assurances that payments would be honoured once a terminal illness was diagnosed, this was not stipulated in the insurer's terms and conditions.