11.   Nevertheless, voting is expected to begin Wednesday, and since most members are eager to show their constituents that they care about energy, passage is virtually assured.

12.   One White House official expressed confidence that ultimately Gingrich would deliver enough votes to assure passage.

13.   Still, even unencumbered by fast track, GATT passage is not assured, and both the political and economic stakes are enormous.

14.   The bill now goes to the Senate and the Assembly, where passage is assured.

15.   The agreement all but assures the passage of the new rules, according to several sources.

16.   The agreement must still be approved in the House and Senate, but the conference committee decision virtually assures its passage.

17.   The ruling sets a precedent in lawsuits involving wartime compensation issues in that it determined the state and the Korean passengers had a contract assuring safe passage.

18.   To assure passage, Clinton unwisely agreed to withdraw his objections to incorporating a change in habeas corpus standards that would limit death row appeals in federal courts.

19.   Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin announced his support for bipartisan legislation to overhaul the Internal Revenue Service, virtually assuring its passage in the House of Representatives this year.