written assurance

collocation in English

meaningsofwrittenandassurance

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written
adjective
uk
/ˈrɪt.ən/
us
/ˈrɪt̬.ən/
expressed in writing, or ...
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assurance
noun
uk
/əˈʃɔː.rəns/
us
/əˈʃʊr.əns/
a ...
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(Definition ofwrittenandassurancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwritten assurance

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They were given awrittenassurancethat they could do so safe in the knowledge that the road proposal would not be revived.
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I am sorry to say that he went back on thatwrittenassurance.
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We have given awrittenassuranceto the district council about that.
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We subsequently received awrittenassurancethat he was alive and well.
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Therefore, it would be quite wrong to extend this concession to any but those who received the unqualifiedwrittenassurance.
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Only when a licence is exchanged is awrittenassuranceof current validity required.
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I think that the only assurance we can take is awrittenassurance.
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Machado, who has given awrittenassurancethat the settlement of these and certain other claims will be accelerated.
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To wait one year without any element of proof, and only at the point of exchange to ask for awrittenassurance, is a practice that must be questioned.
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I have received both verbal and written assurances that such time will be allowed.
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The referees also sought written assurances from the chairmen of all 42 senior clubs that they respected referees integrity.
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