London had invoked the meeting, hoping to win assurances of Iroquois support in the looming war with the French.

But it delayed formal approval of their dispatch in the hope of winning assurances from General Aidid that he would not attack them.

The village won assurances that 60 percent of the property would be accessible to the public.

The English government had called the meeting, hoping to win assurances of Iroquois support in the looming war with the French.

The British won assurances that the French had not softened their position.

A high Indian official traveled to Moscow last weekend and reportedly won assurances of Soviet support to India.

The guild, which has won assurances of support from the other newspaper unions, had its maximum leverage while all the unions were out of work together.

But he said he had won assurances that it would be peaceful.

She won assurances that city agencies will begin to offer detailed accountings, instead of abstract spending numbers, which will strengthen the council's hand in future negotiations.

Last summer the council and two other environmental groups endorsed the plant after winning assurances from city officials that filtration would not mean abandonment of preservation efforts.