To 116 million others who pay Social Security taxes, the system offers assurance that they too will be taken care of when they become too old to work.

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The chain-of-custody certification in the FSC system provides strong assurance that products produced in compliance with the standards can be traced from the forest, through any and all processing, and right down to the final product sold to consumers.

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Pragmatic businessmen and women will invest where they can expect a reasonable return and some assurance that the legal system will provide due process.

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But in its report the committee said the Department for Work and Pensions "must provide swift assurance that the transition to Universal Credit will not leave the benefit system vulnerable to fraud".

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The authorities say that has all changed - new laws and a new voting system have been brought in to combat fraud and the king has given his personal assurance he will not meddle.

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In a statement, the UFU president said Northern Ireland farmers had invested in a "birth to farm gate" traceability system in the local red meat sector, which was complemented by the Farm Quality Assurance Scheme.

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The trouble is that, even if Mr Putin and Mr Clinton do cut a deal, there is no assurance that some future American president will not seek to build a more powerful system.

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Outside of its hospitals, Novant also encourages doctors affiliated with the health system to participate in a diabetes-recognition program, conducted by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a nonprofit health group.

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