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The phrase "advised promises" is not commonly used in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in a context where someone is discussing promises that have been recommended or suggested by someone else, but it is not a standard expression.
Example: "The advised promises made during the meeting were not fulfilled by the end of the quarter."
Alternatives: "recommended commitments" or "suggested assurances".
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Unapologetically reneging on one of the few politically advised promises he made early on, the mayor raised taxes.
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Bush listened carefully, then, making no promises, advised Dad to go home and reiterate what he'd said in a letter, which Dad wrote as soon as he got back.
One of the most ill-advised promises President Obama made during the health care reform debate was this: "If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan".
The lawyer who advised Ms. Jimenez promised to try to track down whether her employer had paid unemployment insurance taxes, perhaps under a corporate name different from the one she knew.
And so to the final act of the film, with Cahit released and rejuvenated, and the promise — though, be advised, it is no more than a promise — of fresh starts.
But the timing of his return was ill advised and, as the promised freedoms failed to materialise and he witnessed the disappearance and murder of friends and colleagues, Prokofiev's disillusionment began to show in his music.
Dab it up with a cloth and rub it on your sink and shower faucets," Mrs. Meyer advises, something she promises will actually brighten them up.
When Mr Savimbi contemplated doing a deal with the MPLA, the CIA advised against it and Henry Kissinger promised to go on supporting Unita as long as it could mount effective resistance.
Balfour refused to be drawn on whether or not he would be willing to form a Conservative government, but advised the King not to promise to create peers until he had seen the terms of any proposed constitutional change.
If so, the IMF would be well advised to accept only action, not promises, in return for its money.
We neglected to arrange the bag shuttle ahead of time, as advised, but one of the caretakers promised to transport our belongings.
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