However, as is often the case over the course of a six-hour race, nothing can be assured until the chequered flag is waved.
Conditions, officially described as good (good to soft in places), should be OK for Golden Horn, but Gleneagles' participation will not be assured until trainer Aidan O'Brien and his entourage take their pre-racing march around the track.
There are Howards here, going back to the mid-1600s, but not our Howard, the one whose sepulchre was inside the church, whose everlasting goodness and glory were assured, until the German bombers removed them at a stroke.
But this largesse is assured only until spring 2004, when current plans end.
As Ms. Arberg, the spokeswoman, noted, nobody is assured a seat until Monday morning, at which point those in line can either go in or stick around for Tuesday's or Wednesday's arguments.
Mr. Sharon has repeatedly refused to address such differences until security is assured, arguing that to do otherwise would be to reward terrorism.
[C1.] Disney Takes Exception to China's Media Rules As Hong Kong Disneyland prepares to open today, the Walt Disney Company will hold off building a similar theme park in mainland China until it is assured that it will be able to air Disney shows on Chinese television.
Representative C. W. Bill Young of Florida, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, urged the Clinton administration today to withhold a proposed $4 million package of aid to Yemen until it is assured that the government will assist the investigation and do noth ing to harbor terrorists.
We assessed the progress we have made together in addressing the global crisis and agreed to maintain our steps to support economic activity until recovery is assured.
"I stand behind the decision not to return the bodies of terrorists until it is assured that the funerals of those murderers will not become a display of support and incitement to terror".
