Sir Humphrey falsely assures her there have not been badgers in the woods for some years, a deceit winked at by Hacker.

The elected President of Lithuania desperately tried to reach Mr. Gorbachev by telephone; only a few days before, the Soviet leader falsely assured the republics that a peaceful solution would be found.

The county, in a statement, said the rating group "played a pivotal role in falsely assuring taxpayers, county officials, the press and the financial community" that the county's investment strategy was safe.

In the past, people, sometimes posing as immigration lawyers, have cheated immigrants of thousands of dollars, often falsely assuring them that that they will win the lottery.

General Kerekou falsely assured the United States that he had put an end to Libyan terrorist activities in his country, the officials added.

He falsely assured the Foreign Relations Committee that the United States government had played no part in the coup.

When it comes to his own organization, the C.I.A., Anonymous accuses its leaders of "moral cowardice" for "falsely assuring policymakers and congressional overseers that cooperation" with the F.B.I. was "seamless."

Sir Humphrey falsely assures her there have not been badgers in the woods for some years.

In Germany, for instance, where the first case of the disease was recorded last Friday, newspapers editorials have lambasted political leaders for falsely assuring the public that Germany was free of the disease.

Mr. Davidge also admitted falsely assuring the Christie's board in 1995 that there was no collusion with Sotheby's.