assure

assure
01. I'm sorry I'm late with my homework. I [assure] you, it won't happen again.
02. Can you give me your [assurance] that the work will be done on time?
03. The U.N. has [assured] the government that they will not interfere in their internal affairs.
04. I give you my [assurance] that the report will be completed by 3:00 tomorrow at the latest.
05. A government spokesman has [assured] the refugees that they will not be sent back to their countries.
06. We can [assure] you that your grandmother will be well taken care of here.
07. With yesterday's win against Mexico, Peru is [assured] a place in the final round of the Gold Cup.
08. Economist John Kenneth Galbraith once suggested that if all else fails, immortality can always be [assured] by spectacular error.
09. There is a Gaelic proverb which observes that [self-assurance] is two-thirds of success.
10. The company isn't hiring right now, but the personnel department [assured] me they would call me if any position opens up.
11. She [assured] us that the work would be done on time, and within the agreed upon budget.
12. Earl Wilson once joked that nothing is quite as embarrassing as watching your boss do something you [assured] him couldn't be done.
13. Tourists in Finland are [assured] of seeing the midnight sun if they visit the country sometime between the middle of May and the third week of June.
14. Despite [assurances] that they would never raise taxes, the government increased personal income taxes within a year of being elected.
15. After [assuring] his wife that he would never cheat on her again, he secretly met with his ex-girlfriend.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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