The commission got absolutely no concrete assurances.

Kuwaiti officials were cool, bluntly demanding concrete assurances that their sovereignty and borders would be recognized and protected.

He asked for a concrete assurance that allegations would be investigated and appropriate actions taken.

But aside from the vague and often equivocal hints that they received from the Governor's staff, most were left with few concrete assurances.

It has offered much more concrete assurances that it will reimburse religious groups that provide aid.

But for some council members, the talk of projected jobs and low-cost housing in the absence of hard numbers and concrete assurances was not enough.

According to Mr. Carrera, no other teen-age pregnancy-prevention program has a comparable relationship with a college, which can provide the concrete assurance of a better life.

"We have received no concrete assurances from either side" in reply, he said.

This is an opportunity which we really ought to take and I hope the Minister can give us some concrete assurances in this regard.

The Finnish government agreed to the plan, both to demonstrate their allegiance to Germany and to gain a concrete assurance of their alliance.