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ASSURANCE, com. law. Insurance. (q.v.)

ASSURANCE, conveyancing. This is called a common assurance. But the term assurances includes, in an enlarged sense, all instruments which dispose of property, whether they be the grants of private persons, or not; such are fines and recoveries, and private acts of the legislature. Eunom. Dial. 2, s. 5.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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However with the increased risk posed by China's development and the increasingly divergent policies of Taiwan's successive administrations, Bush suggests that Washington began to view Taiwan as a risk to regional stability, and began to seek assurances from Taipei, rather than Taipei seeking assurances from Washington.

Fmr AIT director foresees stable US-Taiwan relationship based on mutual 'assurances'

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The main concern is that ISO takes an extremely narrow look at quality assurance, mainly in the area of documentation.

ISO 9000, not a total quality solution, but a catalyst for continuous quality improvement

The most comprehensive category is ISO 9001--termed a "model for quality assurance in design/development, production, installation, and servicing." It applies to what might be called "contract manufacturers"--those firms that accept responsibility for part and tool design along with molding.

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In particular, the committee will consider the impact of technology on assurance services.

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The requirement to report positive and negative assurances on compliance with laws and regulations has been eliminated.