But his self-assurance rubbed off on the others.
For some if not everyone out there in the Festival audience, this massive assurance came off as reassuring.
For some of them it was the assurance of that great job off in the distance, if they only played their cards right, and put up with a series of indignities and delays.
The new Foxconn devices will be manufactured at facilities in Mexico and Indonesia, and BlackBerry will retain all intellectual property associated with the devices and also do product quality assurance on devices coming off the line to make sure handsets live up to expectations.
It's this compulsion to solder melancholy to weightlessness that constantly trips up the movie; Mr. Kelly doesn't have the assurance to pull off such a difficult feat.
(Eichler) CANTORI NEW YORK (Tomorrow) This chamber choir, directed by Mark Shapiro, sings with the virtuosity and assurance to carry off the kind of program it is offering here -- all new works, by Pascal Dusapin, Raphael Fusco and Richard Danielpour. 8 p.m., Society for Ethical Culture, Central Park West at 64th Street, (212 439-4758, $25, $15 for students and 65+.
Despite Mr. York's assurances of a hands-off approach at Ford, Mr. Kerkorian has a history of changing tactics with his auto investments.
For quality assurance of HIV testing, additional HIV testing was conducted off-site.
Mr. Yates told the committee on home affaris: "I sought assurances off Mr. Wallis, before the contract was let, to the effect — I've got a note, I can read it for you if you like — 'Is there anything that Nick Davies [of The Guardian] is still chasing, still reporting on, that could embarrass you, Mr. Wallis, me, the commissioner or the Metropolitan Police?' And I received categorical assurances".
John H. Marburger III, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology, led off the meeting with an assurance of President Bush's "strong commitment to science and technology".
