1.   But first security assurances must be obtained from the various governments and militias of the region.

2.   Castaneda sent his deputy foreign minister to Havana on Thursday morning to negotiate with the group and to obtain assurances from Castro that no reprisals would be taken.

3.   For his part, Arafat had battled for three months to obtain assurances that Netanyahu would not try to abandon the process once the Hebron issue was resolved.

4.   Similarly, should testing laboratories be required to obtain an assurance that informed consent has been obtained before providing test services?

5.   The Palestinian leader had battled for three months to obtain assurances that Netanyahu would not try to abandon the process once the Hebron issue was resolved.

6.   The SEC says it will continue accepting financial reports audited by Andersen, but clients must obtain certain assurances from Andersen regarding audit quality control.

7.   They could not obtain assurances that host families would not demand rent.

8.   U.S. officials sought to quickly obtain assurances from Arafat that Palestinian forces would pursue Islamic militants.

9.   Vogel obtained assurances from local officials that Rich, his client, would not be arrested.

10.   But a spokesman for the Indian Foreign Ministry denied that Canada sought or obtained an assurance from New Delhi that India would not detonate a nuclear device.