1.   Aware of such concerns, Attorney General John Ashcroft began a four-nation tour of Europe Wednesday to bolster cooperation and reassure allies.

2.   President George W. Bush was frequently tired and grouchy on his recent trip to Europe, hardly the best way to reassure nervous allies.

3.   The powerful interest groups with a stake in the fight spent the final days escalating their advertising, reassuring potential allies and excoriating foes.

4.   Though their mission is defined as a training exercise, they know that their presence in the region is meant to deter an Iraqi invasion and reassure American allies.

5.   Ever since Ruggiero, one of the most highly respected ministers in the government, stepped down, Berlusconi has been trying to reassure European allies.

6.   Now, Yeltsin will seek to reassure erstwhile allies by stressing his commitment to reforms and promising to hold presidential and parliamentary elections as scheduled.

7.   Now, Yeltsin will seek to reassure erstwhile allies by emphasizing his commitment to reforms and promising to hold presidential and parliamentary elections as scheduled.

8.   Seeking to calm jittery financial markets and reassure allies abroad, Bush on Friday showcased economic and national security policy.

9.   Initially in a bid to reassure European allies, Clinton said he would allow a temporary deployment of US troops to reposition and bolster embattled peacekeepers.