"With this document," they wrote, "we pledge to dedicate ourselves to the task of reconnecting our highest aspirations to the permanent truths of our founding by keeping faith with the values our nation was founded on, the principles we stand for, and the priorities of our people.
Scalfaro pledged to dedicate himself to his daughter and never marry again.
The company also pledged to dedicate more staff members to identifying abusive posts and is updating its rules, stating explicitly that it will not tolerate abuse.
He faced the media after his crushing defeat, pledging to dedicate himself to working for Ms Gillard's re-election as prime minister.
Lorin Maazel, its music director for life, has pledged to dedicate himself to the orchestra once he retires from the New York Philharmonic after the 2008-9 season.
Recently, many, including Gates and Buffett, have taken to pledging to dedicate most of their wealth to philanthropy, in an apparent form of penance.
Britain was among 10 nations which pledged to dedicate themselves to exerting political influence, economic pressure and military power to drive Isis out of existence during a "council of war" at the Nato summit in South Wales.
Mr. Rudd became known as "24/7 Kevin" for his long hours and aggressive working style, and he pledged to dedicate his "every effort" to ensure that the government is re-elected.
Mr. Bush pledged to dedicate himself to that ideal and, his voice and words as muted in their way as the gray scene around him, spoke of unity and duty and responsibility.
While the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has pledged to dedicate more resources and funding to grassroots organisations and programs, Wilson says much more must be done to combat the high rates of suicide.
Mr. Rudd, who became known as "24/7 Kevin" for his long hours and aggressive managerial style, said he would not quit politics and pledged to dedicate his "every effort" to ensure that the Labor government returns to power at the next election, which must be held by April 2011.
