"The condom promotes promiscuity, and also gives a kind of illusive assurance to those who use condoms, in the sense that 'Oh,I am using condoms.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

It gives them an assurance, almost a de-facto certification that imported wood products are good."

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

But despite that assurance, officials admit India will have to race against time to successfully host the Games, because much of the work is behind schedule.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Last week in Washington, U.S.lawmakers heard words of assurance from top Toyota officials.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

But Clinton said she has been given "every assurance" from U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

that requires a lot of bilateral assurance that you are not after the regime, irrespective of the nature of that regime, the character of that regime that's a different issue;

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

But here in Warsaw, people were waiting for only one thing -an assurance that despite scrapping Bush-era plans for an antiballistic missile shield, the U.S.had not turned its back on Central Europe.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

"And this strategic assurance is absolute.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

And this strategic assurance is absolute,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.22