We're left with the vague assurance that "consumers" apparently admitted what they would have bought otherwise.

Even so, he had no intention of giving up; he knew, despite Paul's vague assurance, they would beat him anyway.

Murdo drew no comfort from this vague assurance, but lacked the will to argue the matter further.

But he offered this vague assurance to fans: "I just can promise that we're going to get this thing worked out."

Despite a vague assurance to the contrary last year, this useful list has not appeared since February.

We just got vague assurances that the prisoners were all right.

Yet all the government has done is to give vague assurances that access will continue.

Often the land was sold with vague assurances that water lines would soon be extended.

"But vague assurances given at the border are not sufficient."

This does not go beyond vague assurances, however, since the draft convention says absolutely nothing about the form these safeguards would take.