How To Use Promise In A Sentence

WorldCom promises not to impose a minimum call charge and no set up or monthly rental fee.
While maintaining a level of accessibility and providing information are important, this must not dumb the work down, compromise the artists' intentions, or remove the challenge aspect of art that many people thrive on.
In her acceptance speech, the winner thanked the almighty and promised to do even better at the all-India level.
You can't help thinking that the promise of that final inspection adds a little extra sparkle to the finished product. Times, Sunday Times
One of the nastiest is the way in which male honour is seen as bound up with female behaviour so that any supposed compromise or scandal in what happens to women, even becoming a rape victim, justifies violence against them as well as against their abusers or seducers; hence the 'honour killings' of young girls that disfigure some societies even today. Temple Address: "Becoming Trustworthy: Respect and Self-Respect" Church House

They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society.
She promised coolth in San Francisco, where Julia had set her heart on spending the night.
The "lawmen" in the Justice Department, etc, who are doing the hard work to bring these Wall Street criminals to the courthouse will be compromised. Stephen Gyllenhaal: Goldman and Sachs and Lipstick and Rouge
'If he _has not fulfilled_ his promise to write,' but 'If he _did not write_ as he undertook to do' ([Greek: _egrapsen huposchomenos_]); nor 'If he _has commenced and finished_,' but 'If he _commenced and finished_' ([Greek: _arxamenos sunetelese_]). A Reply to Dr. Lightfoot's Essays
Accordingly he compromised by saying that while the present world as it is is not eternal, it came from a primitive "hyle" or matter, which was eternal. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy
Disclosure of information would compromise the proper conduct of the investigation.
I promise that I won't let him gain possession of the map.
Ministers are attempting to come up with a compromise to avoid defeat on Wednesday. Times, Sunday Times
The promise of tax cuts proved, as always, to be the Republican Party's trump card.
The final proposals were a rather unsuccessful compromise between the need for profitability and the demands of local conservationists.
In the end the sentence-for criminal conspiracy, corruption and bribery-was a compromise.
Fortunately, says Burtch, nearly all crowdfunded ventures - more than 95 percent - do deliver promised goods to their backers eventually.
The spokesman made it evident that no compromise was yet in sight.
The pageant promises to be a curious mixture of the ancient and modern.
Make a boot disk in case your computer is damaged or compromised
SO what happened to the hundreds of promised new schools? Times, Sunday Times
Yes, it means a re-think of the way we give, but it promises to truly lift up lives in these hard times and bring us back to the true definition of the word 'philanthropy,' which literally means "the love of humanity. Melanie Lundquist: Time to Change the Way We Give
It will deliver the promises made in the citizens charter to extend the powers of the four regulators of the privatised utilities.
She was accused of failing to keep her promise to work with the aviation industry to improve the choice of destinations.
You can't go back on your promise now.
An extra ￡10 million in foreign aid has been promised.
He took nourishment from press conferences, where he was notably generous, but not bountiful enough to promise a match.
Don't commit your promises to paper if you are not certain you keep them.
So of course city-dwellers voted for someone who promised more government welfare.
The enthusiasm surrounding stem cell research has so far been measured in promise. Times, Sunday Times
BRITAIN'S winter sports stars have been promised a funding boost after their joint record medal haul in Sochi. The Sun
In addition to the scholarly work of the study, he wrote Horace's Compromise to address its findings to a broader audience.
We are in the second decade of a century of great promise and great peril. Times, Sunday Times
I promised a lowlight from a study predicting the future of boomers twenty years hence. The Boomer Blog: April 2008 Archives
There were tensions between tradition and Christianity, but there were also compromises and accommodations, a fusion of cultures.
The original number was 1,200 and he says that is consistent with what they promised.
'I promise,' she said in a small voice .
The ballooning cost to taxpayers of retirement benefits for public sector employees has forced the Conservatives to promise action. Times, Sunday Times
Certainly, this apathetic behaviour can be explained in part by disappointment with a government that many feel has not lived up to its rousing promises of four years ago.
`You promised then you would immortalize the heroes of that day," said Quaver. THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN
They're exploring every avenue available and have promised to fight for their school.
The whole board was swayed by the promises of gold, power and riches.
Without the change, dissenters could argue that, given the Senate numbers, compromise was essential.
At that time there was not a mention of school closure - everything looked rosy in the garden with the promise of some 11 prefabs for the school.
As the performance of God's promise to Jeremiah, in recompence for his services. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
There were, Pfeiffer said, several unresolved issues with the long-term omnibus bill, chief among them policy riders that would alter previously passed legislation and compromise executive powers. In Budget Negotiations, White House Throws A Curve Ball On Omnibus Bill
He promised to lend me some money,but he has ratted on me.
Politicians will try very hard to fulfil the promises that they make and they have made quite different promises. Times, Sunday Times
I've had some luck getting laid with AdultFriendFinder (it sounds so much sketchier than it actually is, I promise), but if that's not what you're looking for, then stay away. Ask Professor Foxy: Does My Size and Not Flirting Keep Me Alone? - Feministing
There's no point throwing a tantrum if the promised treasure wreck turns out to be a wreck-shaped boulder or a manky old barge.
Both Bush and Allawi affirmed on Thursday that elections would be held as promised.
And she didn't think she would lose, not with the sunbeam falling on her face like the God's golden promise.
I strongly urge him to do so, if he can reach a sensible and reasonable compromise.
Mercury promises success when you write about a topic you hold dear. The Sun
None of us can vow to be perfect. In the end all we can do is promise to love each other with everything we've got. Because love's the best thing we do.
But privilege came with risk and promises were betrayed. Times, Sunday Times
It promised future acts would be a laugh. The Sun
She would cajole family members with promises of help and milk and sugar. Times, Sunday Times
The key is that the promise was made to Abraham and to his seed, that is, to one seed, to one offspring.
I promised the babysitter that we'd be home by midnight.
When the people of Israel cross the Jordan River into the Promised Land the manna stops coming.
But you promised to help us, you rat!
Tina keeps up to date with trends in nail art and promises she can do any look a customer might see in a magazine.
This year's Christmas lights switch-on promises to be a extravaganza with fairground rides, a street fair and musical entertainment.
Promise little but do much.
In a world with a chronic 'globesity' problem spreading beyond western shores to places like India and China, products that promise to help individuals manage their weight via calorie control, fat burning, satiety, or some other mechanism, enjoy rampant demand. FoodNavigator-USA RSS
Broad beans are positively bursting with health and promise a bumper crop any minute now.
It thus promises to take us beyond the Nature-Society dualism organising both previous Marxian work on nature and versions of bourgeois technocentrism and radical ecocentrism.
Even so, there's something odd about finding the everyman denim dungaree for sale at the store that once offered the promise of making every man a gentleman. 'Fake Authenticity' for Sale
The deal that the company has done with the unions will compromise to some extent its ability to reduce staffing.
A friend, he explained, had promised to meet him in that place; and though the shopwoman plainly doubted his veracity, and kept a sharp eye that he did not take to his heels with the cairngorm, she did not go so far as to suggest his removing himself from the zone of temptation. The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story
In that case, with the promises made on curbing anti-social behaviour it should only be a matter of a short time before these problems are resolved.
The five had always perhaps accepted the necessity of compromise.
He promised more punctual and reliable services. Times, Sunday Times
To my knowledge, the patient relations office never discussed the matter with the surgeon -- I certainly never heard from him -- but I did receive a termination letter followed by a series of surprisingly rude and condescending letters from their risk management attorney after I pointed out that HIPPA promises patients will not be "penalized" for filing a privacy complaint. Genital Photos, HIPAA and the Media
Resolution has rewarded its shareholders with a double-digit increase in the dividend and promised stellar investment returns despite putting acquisitions on hold. Times, Sunday Times
But a tiny new system designed to monitor astronauts' health promises to take less of your blood than a mosquito bite. Times, Sunday Times
Nigel, by opting out of the computer course, had already made his compromise with ambitious dreams.
Several obdurate facts/differences remain, preventing a compromise solution.
Additionally, I ruined it by spending the entirety of my meal making promises to myself of a tomorrow full of extra situps and a bowlful of lettuce for lunch.
Democratic leadership sources admitted that a major motivation for keeping the senators at the Capitol is to keep negotiations going and reach a compromise on a proposed public health care option. Obama to the Capitol Hill Sunday
There is a splendid tale of the latter, his pen dripping in irony and vitriol, composing a letter to the United board congratulating them on their ground improvements in the aftermath of his own promises to build a new stadium.
Their promises are not worth a damn.
The governor has promised to stake the city's homeless to what they need for a fresh start.
It's a betrayal of promises on a grand scale, and all the worse for being a betrayal of the poorest people in the world.
Long has he promised to try the breezes of the plains for what he calls dyspepsia, and the artist calls Jan of the Windmill
The promise was made on November 8th in order to de-escalate the stand-off with police who were preparing to attack those inside the building as well as their supporters on the street.
You know how it is when to stay feels like an eternity of misery, even with the promise of a multi-tiered orchid-bestrewn imported from the UK chocolate wedding cake? June 2005
Youth offers the promise of happiness, but life offers the realities of grief. Nicholas Sparks
But they have promised they will take ‘public taste’ into account before any decision is made to redirect the hot air from the cremators into the chapel.
The word compromise had no place in her vocabulary - she lived on her terms and when she could no longer do so, she preferred to die rather than become an appendage to someone else's life.
The nursing home say they did consult the council ... and have promised to carry out sensitive landscaping ... along the gap.
W. W.rdsworth is such a lazy fellow, that I bemire myself by making promises for him: the moment I received your letter, I wrote to him. Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1.
He's promised me first option on his car.
To any bladdery bloggers attending my talk this afternoon, I issue this solemn pledge -- I promise to let fly with at least one or two irresponsible comments that you will be able to jot down and get a butt-boil about later. Whiz Kid: James Wolcott
The poor might have given him the edge this time, but how happy are they going to be when the promised economic sunshine proves to be a mirage?
What we do need is a sense of justice that doesn't succumb to moral purity or compromise with political power (and today, that means spinmeisters more than the tyrants).
Can the two sides reach a compromise?
I promise to refrain from taking part in feuds and quarrels and from creating enmity.
The issue for her critics is the extent to which her populist approach has compromised the channel's public-service remit.
For the past three years, Mr. Uluvi ran from pillar to post to get Mr. Krishna's promise redeemed.
The government has said that there will be no compromise with terrorists.
Beijing made grandiloquent promises at the time.
Wenger, however, prefers to invest in promise rather than experience, and at this juncture the consequence of a persistent collective callowness is that while his club may have a waiting list of 40,000 for their season tickets, the empty seats in the middle and upper tiers last night spoke of the dissatisfaction of those among their supporters who do not subscribe to the doctrine of keeping the faith through thick and thin. Arsenal fizzle out after early promise – just like last season | Richard Williams
Some members expressed a fear that again euro-zone governments would "overpromise and underdeliver" in the face of the crisis. Worries Abound That Fixes for Crisis Will Underdeliver
The union has received formal assurances covering the time the company is in administration but wants promises beyond that era. Times, Sunday Times
‘We were promised Utopia and we are in the depths of despair,’ said one governor.
The promised payments were not made, and post-dated cheques were dishonoured.
I redeemed my promise to my daughter by sending her a gift on her birthday.
The senator promised to restore the economic vitality of the region.
But we also offered some proposals for saving that would not have raised enough money to cover our promises. Times, Sunday Times
The company has not kept faith with its promise to invest in training.
Oh, and there will be beer, too - a kegger, actually - if the promise of skimpy costumes is not enough of a draw.
Luxembourg sketched out an acceptable compromise between Britain, France and Germany.
The county council has taken all our views on board and promised it will do its best to accommodate the wishes of the village within reason.
He is forbidden, in fact, to be himself a good citizen; forbidden to be anything more than the colourless instrument of a system of compromise and countercheck. Irish Books and Irish People
The last is particularly common in the elderly and in immunocompromised patients undergoing anti-cancer chemotherapy.
We can never promise to sail anywhere in particular, because the weather might militate against it.
The promise of the reward was too much of an enticement for the migrant workers to resist.
Disturbingly, NONE of the promised 1.15 billion in aid from the U.S. has materialized. Mark Schuller: Unstable Foundations: Human Rights of Haiti's 1.5 Million IDPs
The clam pie was hot and the beer, as promised, cold - manna and nectar after a day's hiking. AMAGANSETT
The first season of the local political satire didn't live up to its promise, but it's worth persevering with and an expanded cast and new writers are promised for this new season.
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Moreover, Valla's insistence on the will as the locus of moral behavior seems compromised by the predestinarianism advocated by the interlocutor “Lorenzo” in his dialogue De libero arbitrio (On Free Will). Lorenzo Valla
The priest and his concubine retire; the guest soon seduces the girl with the promise of the sheepskin in payment.
At what point does a good idea become compromised by the thought of how best to make money?
We retired to promises of clear skies the next day, in spite of the weighty cloud cover. Times, Sunday Times
The office-bearers have also promised to sustain the movement till the country is freed from the clutches of corruption.
Hence, the third proposal: Take records seriously and implement certification systems to formalize them, taking special notice of the promises you must make to succeed.
There will be signings and readings and suchlike in the UK and Dublin in the week between Edinburgh and Edinburgh, promise.
Forecasters have promised more torrential downpours today and tomorrow. The Sun
Death s inevitable.It's a promise made to each of us at birth.But before that promise is kept,we all hope something will happen to us,whether it is the thrill of romance,the joy of raising a family,or the anguish of great loss.We all hope to experience something that make our lives meaningful,but the sad fact is,not all lives have meaning.Some people spend their time on this planet just sitting on the sidelines,waiting for something to happen to them,before it's too late.
Co-producer Cam Hayden also promises the festival is going to deliver a zydeco band this year if it's the last thing he does.
The firm promised a wage increase to the workers / promised the workers a wage increase.
The promise of apokatastasis, the restoration of all things, does not license moral irresponsibility. The Times Literary Supplement
It's more about continuing improvement, but obviously the end goal has to be to win the World Cup - without making any tub-thumping promises.
This device could help to quell consumer anger about the way broadband speeds routinely don't live up to the promises of ISPs. Times, Sunday Times
Jacob's dying blessing focusses on the distant future, when the descendants of these twelve will occupy the promised land.
While it all seems a little cryptic and confused, the duo promise a night of bizarre and sweet surprises where everyone is welcome.
What was it like to live with moral compromise? Times, Sunday Times
Roman Catholic Church. immune from fallacy or liability to error in expounding matters of faith or morals by virtue of the promise made by Christ to the Church. The "Infallible" Shoulder Shot
The county promised to speed up building approvals for people who lost their homes in the earthquake.
either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver
That promise has been revealed as mendacious nonsense.
We are also concerned that scant attention is being paid to the cost of running the services promised. Times, Sunday Times
They embraced and wept and promised to keep in touch.
The body has only a few arteries but many veins, so removing one or two does not compromise the circulatory system. Times, Sunday Times
She was determined to prove she was no seven-day wonder whose promise would remain unfulfilled.
The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.
You could be very secluded, I promise - Marian would guard you like a tigress from unwanted callers. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
So police officers are being compromised by being pressurised to lie and then being pressurised to drive in a way that could result in death or bodily injury to themselves or to innocent members of public who you have sworn to protect all so that someone snotty superintendent can get a bung from the Home Office Policing Pledge Response Times – The Ugly Truth! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
The award-winning British play promises a salacious good time with its decidedly postmodern take on gender and sexual power relationships in the middle ages.
These are not a bunch of empty promises made by a seasoned con artist.
However, the promise of odour-free toes comes with an environmental drawback. Times, Sunday Times
Reciprocity, the favorite word of Netanyahu, requires consultation and compromise on both sides, not unilateral moves by either.
The model will be used to explore these energy strategies which might form the basis of acceptable compromises.
Like barkers on a carnival midway, it's not that I don't trust their sincerity and promises.
He's already promised to hold a referendum on the treaty if his party is elected.
Sed quando plene habent dominium super eos, si aliquid promiserunt eis nihil obseruant: sed quascunque possunt congrue occasiones inueniunt contra eos. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
Compromises and concessions need to be reached on both sides, so that whatever choices are made about family and career are mutually acceptable and agreeable.
_Coeteris paribus_ -- all the other usual conditions being observed, such as silence, the fixed gaze, monotony of attention -- let the galvanic disk be put aside, and in its place let a sixpence or a fourpenny-piece be employed, or indeed any similar small object on which the eyes of the patient must remain fixed for the usual space of time, and we will promise that the experiments thus made shall be equally successful with those in which the so-called galvanic disk is employed. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 446 Volume 18, New Series, July 17, 1852
It's a compromise between two logically irreconcilable positions.
This morning heavy clouds of cumulostratus promised more rain, and gave Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia
This latest round of cultural subversion fatally compromised Wall Street's ability to hold its own against New Deal reformers.
Every besieger promises the commoners that his only enemy is the aristocrat in the citadel: such a maneuver weakens enemy will to resist. New Dan Simmons Story
Early this year, the House annulled the government's decision to raise the telephone rates by up to 35 percent, citing the government's failure to meet its promise of establishing the agency prior to the hike.
In the postwar years, he built on the social promise of the health center and moved boldly into the field of housing.
If Sprint cannot fulfill its promise to return to growth in subscribers, also known as post-paid customers, it cannot turn around its financials, Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett said. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
This one promises to be a thrilling encounter. Times, Sunday Times
Well, as I was 'bout to say, you mus 'promise me on your word ob honour, dat you'll neber go _alone_ to see your fadder, but allers in company wid Sally; dat you neber, neber speak to him, an' dat you neber make you'self know'd to him till de right time comes. The Middy and the Moors An Algerine Story
Chandler is only a prototype, but Kapor promises to deliver much of the basic functionality of Microsoft Outlook - contacts, email, calendaring - plus replication, with the ease of use you don't readily associate with Outlook.
Once elected, the pressure group spokesman becomes a politician, whose business is compromise, not ideological purity.
The government has promised to strengthen protections against police snooping. Times, Sunday Times
Oh, and a trip to the Moscow state circus is not an adequate substitute for the opera or ballet visit also promised in the tour literature - but we shall draw a veil over some of the turns there, which if nothing else provided the UK visitors with a culture shock. Current Affairs
The women are punished for refusing arranged marriages, or if their family fails to produce a promised dowry, or who in some way bring dishonour on their family.
Gentle to have, but not compromise, I want to be in quiet, not strong.
For example, in earlier studies, sleep disturbances have been associated with a compromised immune system.
He accused the government of ratting on its promises to the disabled.
The government has promised to match any private donations to the earthquake fund.
He promised to nominate strict conservative constructionists to the federal bench.
If it fails, the Democrats will be seen as having broken their promises and/or having once again bungled an opportunity to fix the health care mess, and we could again be stuck with the Republicans for years. Sebelius: There will be competition with private insurers
This new uncut edition promises to be the definitive version of the hallucinatory classic.
The king promised to hold a great feast for all his people.
Ministers may deplore this cynicism - but they are to blame for having so many times promised so much and delivered so little. Times, Sunday Times
Responding correctly to a mirror image requires the creation of a rather peculari form of dual representation or 'mental diplopia', and this subtle ability may be compromised by the right parietal lesion. I Can't Reach It; It's Inside the Mirror.
We were all promised blizzards and arctic blasts today, and I dare say everyone was looking forward to being snowed in and enjoying a day off work snuggled up in front of the telly.
Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is among lawmakers who have promised to filibuster legislation allowing drilling in the refuge.
‘This is about keeping a commitment, delivering promises and being true to our convictions,’ he said.
It is your special responsibility, dear monks, to be living examples of this interior and profound relationship with him, implementing without compromise the program that your founder summarized in the "nihil amori Christi praeponere" [put nothing before the love of Christ.] (Rule 4.21). More from Montecassino
He is a great falconer, and has promised to fly his hawks on Friday for my amusement.
Steam catapults are labour intensive, while an electromagnetic aircraft-launch system appears to promise a reduction in the number of personnel involved.
The military has promised to yield power.
Many of today's over-the-counter skin creams and lotions promise to do more than moisturize the skin.
The natives so embraced the pageantry and the promise of the new faith; and centuries later, testament to that Christian hegemony is the ubiquity of an iconolatry, none as dispersed into the bowels of urban and rural religious life as the icon of the Santo Nino.
Deeply antagonistic to reformist compromises with bourgeois democracy, syndicalists also disputed the Leninist strategy of organizing revolution via a vanguard party.
He denounced democracy as a psychopathic expression of inferiority and compromise as an aberration that must be crushed out of existence.
How close are you to building the culture you want because some products are still not arriving in the marketplace when promised?
roominess in this size car is always a compromise
A champion of privatization, he's been holding closed-door meetings with moderate Democrats in the hopes of forging a compromise.
I know from experience that Tony never keeps his promises.

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