Promise
in sentence
2341 examples of Promise in a sentence
But with US President Donald Trump fulfilling his
promise
to adopt a more protectionist approach to trade – an effort that could spur retaliatory measures by other countries – that model is coming under increasing strain.
He did, for example, fulfill his
promise
to reduce the US corporate tax rate, a move that has added further fuel to the soaring US stock market.
Indeed, policies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions
promise
to bring about substantial reductions in heart disease, respiratory illness, cancer, obesity, diabetes, depression, and road deaths and injuries.
Obama campaigned on a
promise
to withdraw American combat brigades (but not troops engaged in training and counterterrorism) from Iraq by mid-2010.
This rising dependency ratio is made worse by widening economic inequality; as more wealth is concentrated in fewer hands, the
promise
of ever-improving standards of living for most people may not be fulfilled.
As a result, in both Europe and the United States, much of the debate over immigration is dominated by illiberal voices, the most insistent belonging to politicians who
promise
to protect the cultural integrity of the homeland against the presumed degeneracy of the alien.
The goal of openness implied by immigration is worth preserving, especially if both its demands and its
promise
apply across the board.
Yet leaders in France, who expressed outrage when the US sidestepped the UN and invaded Iraq without the international community’s blessing, stunned the world in August when they backed down from their
promise
to send 2,000 peacekeepers to intervene in southern Lebanon, and instead only committed 200.
The Kremlin has remained willing to believe that Trump’s failure to deliver on his
promise
to improve ties is the result of opposition in Congress, not to mention the demonization of Putin by US Democrats and media.
There are other policies that hold out the
promise
of restoring sustainable and inclusive growth.
The Bolsheviks came to power on a
promise
of bread (and peace).
And its automatic stabilizers, with spending automatically increasing as economic woes increased, held out the
promise
of moderating the downturn.
The SDGs also
promise
to provide a level playing field for growth-boosting competition.
The United States, Egypt’s main ally, while stopping short of siding with the protesters, is holding the regime to Mubarak’s
promise
of a “better democracy,” and demanding swift action to meet the people’s legitimate demands.
These crises of governmental incapacity have arisen, in both Nigeria and Indonesia, at moments of great
promise.
The character flaws laid bare in the IPL must be curbed if India is ever to fulfill its obvious
promise
and take its place at the front of the world stage in the twenty-first century.
The events of the past 15 months – starting with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, followed by the violence in North Africa and the tragedy in Japan – confront the world with a stark choice between the costs and risks of traditional energy sources and the
promise
and progress of clean energy.
The European Council of Ministers had to
promise
hundreds of billions of euros to its financially imperiled member countries, even though the European economy as a whole is not really in crisis.
For the last 43 years, this perspective has been largely defined by Turkey’s interest in joining the European Union and by the EU’s
promise
of accession.
Turkey explains its refusal by the EU’s failure (as a result of a veto by the Greek Cypriot government in Nicosia) to fulfill its own
promise
to open up trade with Northern Cyprus, which is under Turkish rule.
This kind of conflict directly contradicts the
promise
of globalization – namely, that access to foreign food and energy would enable countries to concentrate on their comparative advantages.
One
promise
on which Trump must not follow through is to advance trade protectionism.
Likewise, last June in Baia Mare, Romania, the incumbent mayor Catalin Chereches won more than 85% of the vote on a
promise
to eliminate the town’s “pockets of poverty” – or, more accurately, to demolish Romani neighborhoods.
Many challenges confront India on its path to sustained strong growth, principally that of converting the country’s vast
promise
into reality.
Iran is not just anxious about the reinstatement of US sanctions after May 12, when US President Donald Trump is expected to make good on his campaign
promise
to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
In Greece, the private sector has been forced to adjust, but the government failed to keep its
promise
to reduce public employment.
In France, where opposition to the EU is even greater than in the UK, Le Pen is campaigning on the
promise
of a “Frexit” plebiscite.
This holds
promise
of progress, but despite the brief fanfare and positive statements at the peace conference last November in Annapolis, Maryland, a retrogression has occurred in the process.
In fact, Merkel’s “triumph” consisted of nothing more than a Council
promise
to “review” a change to the Lisbon Treaty – albeit a change below the level that might make referendums necessary.
The
promise
of selective price controls sweetens the deal.
Back
Next
Related words
Would
Their
Which
There
Could
World
About
After
Great
People
Other
Economic
Should
Deliver
Years
Government
Countries
Fulfill
Never
Again
