"We are looking forward to consulting closely with his government in the weeks and months to come to assure that the Afghan people are actually seeing progress on the ground,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

"We discussed climate change extensively and all of us agreed that it was imperative for us to redouble our efforts in the weeks between now and the Copenhagen meeting to assure that we create a framework for progress in dealing with what is a potential ecologic disaster,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

But I can assure you that no instructions have been issued by Mr.Zardari or the government to block any private television channels,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.14

The president went out of his way to assure them that he does not support a government take-over.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

"We want to assure everybody that our airports are very safe, having just passed American Investigation and Security Administration audit in November 2009.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

"In the classroom I can assure you that at least 30 percent are the children of former Khmer Rouge, another 70 percent are the children of the victims."

VOA: standard.2010.04.19

But not everyone believes that more U.S.troops, however rapidly deployed, will assure the defeat of Taliban militants and deny terrorists a safe haven from which to plan attacks on Western targets.

VOA: standard.2009.11.23

Since the financial crisis began in the United States (in 2007), US officials are under pressure to assure their counterparts that they are taking decisive action to safeguard and repair the banking system.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

"What we assure is that the technologies that do come on the market are safe and effective, but whether or not they should be used on a given case,a given patient, is a decision that is made by the individual practitioner."

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

Russia agrees with us on that,". "At the same time that we are very vigorously pursuing this track, we are aware that we might not be as successful as we need to be so we have always looked at the potential of sanctions in the event that we are not successful, that we cannot assure ourselves and others that Iran has decided not to pursue nuclear weapons,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.13