"He could give no evidence of it in his record, and therefore I could have no assurance of it in the future".
Overall, most patients trusted that their care team would carry out the checklist correctly: less than a third (29%) were worried that staff would not complete it correctly, and most (63%) did not want any specific assurance of it having been used, or were impartial.
Beneath the surface, however, Enovid was a chemical swamp, for, amid sworn assurances of safety, it began its commercial life as a massive overdose.
Have you seen his wife?' Freud took serious exception to this slur on his wife's appearance and it was some time and many assurances of 'it was only a joke' before good relations were restored.
But while the current "Passion Play" lacks the hard and steady assurance of its immediate predecessor, it has a gut-gnawing power that steals up on you.
Essentially, the Energy Department argued that Constellation's project is so risky that the company must pay a high fee or provide other assurances of repayment if it wants the taxpayers to guarantee its construction loans.
It is a blank check of the highest magnitude, because despite all the assurances of "strict oversight," it is ultimately the undemocratic Metro board which decides how the money is being spent.
Richard and Dally are keen to get on with the party, and so give him bland assurances of how straightforward it will all be.
Absent convincing scientific evidence of a benefit to eating less salt, much less an assurance of safety, it might be wiser for the New York City Health Department to press for the research that could provide a solid scientific basis for action.
One ex-senior BBC manager, who received the letter warning that details of his severance arrangement may be published, told MediaGuardian: "I am not prepared to have details of what was meant to be a confidential matter released into the public domain without any kind of assurance of how it will be presented.
