During that conference call, Mr. Gorman said the logic had seemed a bit circular to him, with him certifying to KPMG that the company's accounting was correct when in fact he was relying on the auditors for that very assurance in some areas.
That these traits are often disguised by an apparent strutting braggadocio and naked ambition plays badly to an audience raised on self-deprecation and manly modesty, even if that very assurance and ambition are integral to almost all successful sportsmen.
"We received very clear assurances," he told reporters.
Mrs. Merkel, clearly dissatisfied with his answers, told reporters that Mr. Karzai had given her very few assurances on the issue.
"The fact remains that if it is good enough for East Coast, using the same trains, to meet the very basic assurances sought by this trade union then it is good enough for First Great Western as well.
"Conductors have to project a very great self-assurance.
The shifting nature of Binet's self-insertions, not to mention the very poised assurance of his writing, makes it a harder question to answer than you might expect.
Quantitation of tumor metabolic burden using the MO-PET segmentation method shows very good assurance by its results for future clinical applications.
Science minister David Willetts told the science committee the government was "pressing very hard" for assurances from Pfizer on jobs and investment in British science.
At the very least, diplomatic assurances that the UK will be able to swiftly opt back in to such measures should be secured from all member states prior to opting out.
