Just nothing scares you," she said, commenting upon a generally recognized quality of Mr. Clutter's: a fearless self-assurance that set him apart, and, while it created respect, also limited the affections of others a little.
"During the meeting, BP reiterated its long-term commitment to Russia and provided assurances that while the company is looking to exit its investment in TNK-BP, it is not exiting Russia," BP said Wednesday.
But I am told that the Labour leader Ed Miliband has given private assurances that while Labour will try to amend the bill to create greater safeguards, it will not vote to scrap closed material proceedings entirely.
"What better assurance is there than that?" While Ms. Allen and Mr. Posin have managed to make money on their lamb, they are not entirely free of financial worries.
One purpose of Vice-President Cheney's recent diplomatic tour of the region was to offer assurances on that matter, while gamely absorbing all the public criticism of an Iraq operation.
Saturday's surprise was, at the very least, a novelty, and maybe also a halfway comforting assurance that, every once in a while, it's the "money guy" who gets robbed.
If not, the stalemate could go on for a while, with no assurance that a second or third Greek election would settle anything.
A lackluster jobs report would have spurred a cut while also offering some assurance that the overall economy was still growing.
Besides, the device offers suspects a measure of assurance that nothing terrible will happen while it's on.
Restaurants need easy access to common spaces, especially on the roof, where the fans and ventilation shafts have to be cleaned, while tenants need assurance that the meters in the basement can be reached.
