Sentence examples for Got pledges from inspiring English sources

Afghan leaders pleaded for $10 billion in assistance and got pledges of $4.5 billion from foreign governments and organizations.

At a donor conference in Brussels in April, he got pledges of more than $200 million, though much of it has not materialized.

Canonical's Ubuntu Edge Indiegogo campaign to build a smartphone designed for converged computing has fallen considerably short of its target, ending with the fixed funding project receiving nothing at all — which, when you've got pledges worth around $12 million, has got to hurt.

He also got pledges from five of Davis's six deputy clerks that they would issue licenses to anyone, including same-sex couples, in her absence.

He added: "During that same period we've gotten pledges and gifts of more than $233 million.

Participants are encouraged to get pledges from family and friends; adults must raise $30 before the event to participate, but children are not required to.

If the industry group maintains this view, it might delay payments for months or indefinitely -- even assuming that the industry group gets pledges for the full amount and satisfies the objections raised by Judge Kram.

Though the United Nations has gotten pledges for the foot soldiers it needs from countries like Egypt, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Thailand, it is still waiting on developed countries to cough up 24 helicopters, as well as heavy trucks and other equipment.

The boycott effort, called Sound Strike and led by the singer Zack de la Rocha of the rap metal band Rage Against the Machine, did get pledges from some big names, including the rapper Kanye West, indie rockers Sonic Youth and the trip hop duo Massive Attack.

They're looking to raise $18,500 and have already gotten pledges to the tune of $5,455.

It also allows project creators to manage their pages and notifies creators when they get pledges.