give confidence

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Nothing we have seen so far can give confidence that wading deeper now ends in a quick victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Orlando Camacho, a lawmaker on the Energy and Petroleum commission, said during the debate that the reforms "can help increase all the legal guarantees that allow us to give confidence to national and international investment."

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

“Without a new permanent program to give confidence to restaurants to invest in the future, a lot of the outdoor dining fell apart.”

From Slate • Nov. 2, 2024

"I used the testing to really give confidence to Cadbury that the ad was going to do a fantastic job," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2022

Then he is requested to stand on one foot, being permitted just to touch a chair-back or the attendant's hand to give confidence.

From Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria by Mitchell, John K.