Then, finally, on Aug. 22, the War Department sent word that all colored troops would be compensated with equal pay retroactive to their date of enlistment — provided they each swore an oath that they were, in fact, free "on or before April 21, 1861".
Each swears that he is innocent of plundering their father's Ages, and that the other brother is to blame.
But in 2005, Lipsey and Ray each signed sworn affidavits saying they had been pressured into making their original statements, which were inaccurate.
Each M.P. was sworn in, and the lawyer chairing the session became exasperated as several tried to tack on political points to their oaths.
Broadband Office, with funding from Sam Zell's Equity Office Property Trust and the venture capital stalwart Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, just drew $25 million each from the sworn enemies Microsoft and Sun Microsystems, valuing the firm at more than $500 million.
But each wing swears loyalty to the fundamental principles of the Islamic republic and each claims to be the rightful heir to Ayatollah Khomeini's legacy.
Each story about them would involve them all being mean to each other, swearing a lot, and inevitably ending up in the hospital or burning down a comic store or something.
Before combat each participant swore that his case was just and his testimony true and that he carried no weapons other than the stipulated ones and no magical aids.
Some children apparently decline to sit down when asked; others of an even more obstreperous bent chat with each other, swear at their teachers or eat sweets in class.
The society's claim of Russian support and the romance of its commitment (each member swore "irreconcilable hatred against the tyrants of my country") brought thousands into its ranks.
