31.   The government assures it is boosting security, but many rural residents have given up on military protection after a wave of nighttime massacres.

32.   The government has also assured the public that a promise not to test weapons does not stop nuclear weapons development.

33.   The government has assured the military that foreign troops would work under Burundi command.

34.   The French government reportedly has assured Thailand that though Giat has suffered heavy losses, the company will not be allowed to go under.

35.   The government assured citizens Monday that there was enough salt available for six to eight months.

36.   The government assured jittery residents that there was enough food for all.

37.   The government is also assuring the adequate availability of credit to the priority non-bank corporate sector, especially exporters, agricultural procedures and small borrowers.

38.   The government assured foreign investors and Kenyan citizens Monday of its commitment to economic reforms in the wake of losing a multi-million-dollar IMF loan.

39.   The government has assured Guangdong Enterprises it will support Guangnan if it has trouble making non-debt payments in its normal business operations.

40.   The government has repeatedly assured families of servicemen that casualties will be quickly ferried home for traditional family burial rites, a cornerstones of tribal custom in Zimbabwe.