1.   The move followed an assurance given by Yeltsin during a visit to the USA in June.

2.   Following assurances by the Argentine government and provincial authorities, the commission decided to keep the schedule as planned.

3.   Following assurances the incursions would stop, Japan signed an agreement Tuesday to resume the loans.

4.   The announcement followed government assurances that the disease had been contained, and it renewed fears of a spread of the highly contagious disease.

5.   The reduction was also expected following recent assurances by Human Resources Minister Datuk Lim Ah Lek who said employers will be charged less to insure their foreign workers.

6.   The report followed assurances by Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa that Libya had agreed to stop the expulsions and would allow some Palestinians to return to Libya.

7.   The report follows assurances by Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa that Libya had agreed to stop the expulsions and would allow some Palestinians to return to Libya.

8.   His message follows assurances from China that all political parties will be allowed to operate after the handover.

9.   Electricity workers on Saturday called off a four-day strike which plunged Sri Lanka into a crippling blackout, following assurances that privatisation of utilities will be reviewed.

10.   The United States announced Friday it would not sanction China for selling nuclear technology to Pakistan following assurances that senior Chinese officials were unaware of the sale.