Final Choice in July Mr. Herrington repeated earlier assurances that "to the best of my ability, this is a nonpolitical process."

Assurrances on Civilians American military officials repeated assurances today that civilians in Iraq were not being deliberately attacked in the bombing.

Mr. Smith repeated assurances that General Motors would not resort to expensive incentive programs like the 2.9 percent financing it offered car buyers last August.

As a result, repeated assurances from Lodge and Johnson's laudatory comments in private and public convinced them that they remained on firm ground.

She talks to her husband, repeating assurances she has given him: "What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to accompt?"

Mr. Sulzberger repeated assurances that he had made before about editorial independence at The Globe and said the company retained ample resources to move toward new technologies.

In interviews, many refused to comment on their views, pointedly repeating official assurances that their vote was secret.

Ukraine's Defense Minister, Konstanin Morozov, repeated assurances today that his country would renounce nuclear weapons but that there would be a difficult fight in Parliament.

And he said he had taken "at face value" repeated Iraqi assurances that the nation had abandoned its nuclear program.

"We think it's important," said Cuomo, repeating assurances he gave to horse trainers and owners during a visit to Saratoga in August.