There is a perception among Democrats that Larry Summers has the inside track, and perhaps you've made some assurances to him about that.
There is a perception among Democrats that Larry Summers has the inside track, and perhaps, you've made some assurances to him about that.
As I explain in my book Glass Jaw, it is a rich irony that he was brought down by an affair he had with his campaign videographer, Rielle Hunter, who, no doubt, whispered assurances to him about his physical perfection and historical significance as the camera rolled.
Although Mr. Kim's son, Kim Jong Il, has not yet been named his successor, Mr. Clinton addressed a so-called "letter of assurance" to him Thursday confirming Washington's commitment to the accord.
However, he expressed his disappointment that despite President Obama's personal assurance to him that finances committed in Copenhagen would be made available, he had received word from contacts at the UN that the U.S. was not supportive of Ethiopia's proposal for a panel to monitor financial pledges regarding climate change.
Chitty thinks it's possible that officials managed to give him enough false assurances to give him the confidence to try and flex his theoretical immunity.
There had been no easy, jingoistic assurances to keep him going and even now, when he found himself on the winning side, he experienced no sense of patriotic triumph, only a desire for "Reconciliation": When you are standing at your hero's grave, Or near some homeless village where he died, Remember, through your heart's rekindling pride, The German soldiers who were loyal and brave.
Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, used the Brussels summit to boast of the importance of assurances given to him at the weekend after he threatened to block a deal without a veto over Gibraltar.
The Mauritian prime minister, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, has said the decision to establish a 1,400,000 sq km (540,000 sq mile) marine reserve was carried out in defiance of assurances given to him at the time by the then prime minister, Gordon Brown.
The Mauritian prime minister, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, has said the decision to establish a 545,000 sq mile marine reserve was carried out in defiance of assurances given to him at the time by the then prime minister, Gordon Brown.
The Mauritian prime minister, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, has also alleged that the decision to establish a 545,000 sq mile marine reserve was carried out in defiance of assurances given to him at the time by the then UK prime minister, Gordon Brown.
