31.   Universal Pictures made assurances this week that it is not endorsing street racing.

32.   Habibie, a close confidante of the president, said he needed to make the assurance to convince investors Indonesia was politically stable.

33.   He made the assurances in a three-hour meeting in Port-au-Prince with Lake.

34.   He made the assurances in a three-hour meeting in Port-au-Prince with national security adviser Anthony Lake.

35.   China has made assurances that the detained Panchen Lama is in good health.

36.   The assurances were made by the president as a summit was held Monday of southern African leaders in Blantyre, Malawi.

37.   The European Commission last April made assurances that a new protocol would be established according to scientific principles and in consultation with the Senegalese authorities.

38.   The objections were overcome however, when organizers made assurances that the pieces would be well cared for.