It is like the situation with Turkey: how do you manage to gain assurances and influence, by what means?

He was quickly gaining assurance, settling into the situation.

However he gradually gained assurance and departed from his master towards a more personal style.

His conducting has gained technical assurance over the years.

A potential appointee must gain assurances in advance that he or she won't be exploited.

Those going for the first time said they gain assurance from veterans like Major Farrington.

But he had not been able to gain assurance that Ezekiel Bingham was out of town.

He was gaining assurance in his work.

In return, he must have gained assurance that plans would go well, for Dirk had been open in his speech to Bert.

This was a way for him to gain assurance from the Bakufu to continue running the Kaitokudo but corrupted his academic integrity.