1.   After meeting with Acting President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev sought to reassure the nation.

2.   But she used the interview to reassure the nation that her husband plans to turn over the reins of power, as scheduled, in July.

3.   Gore and Lieberman should be reassuring the nation that they will abide by the final vote count in Florida.

4.   His remarks seemed an attempt to reassure nations unsettled by the unilateralist tone of his State of the Union Address.

5.   On Thursday, President Bush sought to reassure a nation shaken by anthrax outbreaks and alerts to more terror attacks.

6.   President Bush expressed confidence about his safety, and other senior officials tried to reassure the nation.

7.   Seeking to reassure the nation, President Boris N. Yeltsin insisted in a year-end message that crisis or not, free-market reforms would continue.

8.   Seeking to reassure the nation, President Boris Yeltsin insisted in a year-end message that crisis or not, free-market reforms would continue.

9.   Seeking to reassure the nation, President Boris Yeltsin insisted in a year-end message that free-market reforms would continue.

10.   The Gore campaign can meanwhile also do more to reassure the nation about its own conduct and intentions.