31.   He was persuaded to go back on this threat after he won assurances that any irregularities in the election would be thoroughly investigated.

32.   He won an assurance that eastern Slavonia would also revert to Croatia and western experts said he could now expect to reap the economic dividends.

33.   In return, Jiang won Kenyan assurances that it still regards Beijing as the sole legitimate government in China.

34.   Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin won assurances Monday from President Bill Clinton on continued assistance in funds and backing amid the latest outbreak of violence in the Middle East.

35.   Admiral Smith personally intervened in the affair to win assurances that decisions by the ICT would be strictly respected by the Bosnian authorities, sources said.

36.   The United Nations has reportedly protested to the SPLA leadership and won assurances that there would be no repetition.

37.   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he won assurances from Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat that his police force will not open fire on Israeli troops.

38.   Prime Minister Lamberto Dini won assurances Tuesday that his new government will be approved by parliament in an immiment vote of confidence.

39.   Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who is returning from a Mideast tour, won assurances from Syria and Israel that they would soon resume their talks in Washington.

40.   Sterling was on a marked uptrend after John Major won an assurance that he would not have to face a party election before the next general election.