Sentence examples for but not kept from inspiring English sources
Promises made but not kept are dangerous things in politics.
For many American firms engaging with Chinese business partners, patterns of negotiated promises made but not kept by their Chinese counterparts often prove rule rather than exception.
Equally troubling, he told me, was that the D.A.'s office had made — but not kept — certain promises intended to allay his fears about his safety.
Here was a demonstrable case of promises made (if you have faith, you can move a mountain) but not kept (the mountain not only stays put but suddenly erupts and consumes a few villages).
In a world of commitments made but not kept, the easiest way to shock people is to do exactly what you said you'd do exactly when you said you'd do it.
10) Promises made, but not kept - Don't make promises to your significant other that you are not willing to keep.
Enslaved blacks were able to produce wealth--but not keep any of it.
WOMAN -- But not keep out with quotas.
"It's like Netflix — you get to experience the movie but not keep it".
"We are sometimes shown documents that we are allowed to read but not keep".
