Sentence examples for earnest pledges from inspiring English sources

But there is a yawning gap between their earnest pledges and their continuing failure to provide a roof and beds for homeless veterans.

Long before many Americans, Michelle Obama was seduced by his mind, his charm, his promise of social transformation; long before he held national office, she questioned whether he really could deliver on all his earnest pledges.

China's vow last week to cut "carbon intensity" — the carbon dioxide released in generating each yuan of economic output — by 40percentto45percentcent by 2020, compared with 2005 levels, was an earnest pledge, Mr. Wen said.

The Salvation Army is an evangelical Christian church with more than 1,300 churches in the U.S. The "salvation" in Salvation Army is an earnest pledge "to befriend those who have no friends".

Of course, plenty of companies have made earnest-sounding pledges to the public about their strategies only to reverse them days later so the corporate press release is hardly money in the bank for Martha Stewart Martha Stewart.

Such sets the scene for what LA City and County officials have decided to take on, in earnest, with a pledge to end homelessness founded on better planning, more housing, supportive services, effective collaboration and a lot of money.

Dell began cutting prices on PCs and servers in earnest in early spring, but Rollins pledges he won't jeopardize the entire business by setting off a price war.

Mr. Koizumi called the suspension "regrettable" and pledged to seek "earnest actions" from the North to resolve the issue.

It's pretty clear that he not only respects the values of the D.I.Y. world and the earnest idealism of the Handmade Pledge; he also really believes in them.

The share of patient spending has since fallen as the government began to address the problem (see chart) but the latest reform measures are part of an accelerated drive to overhaul the system.Reform began in earnest in 2009 with a pledge to spend more than $120 billion over three years.

Earnest said Obama stands by his pledge not to send U.S. combat troops into the conflict.