Sentence examples for empty pledges from inspiring English sources

Young people in the region say the government has responded with empty pledges of help and deaf ears.

There are showmen and yeomen on both sides, and no ideology has a monopoly on empty pledges.

Mr. Yu devoted much of his briefing to calls for the world's rich nations to take concrete steps toward reducing their pollutants instead of issuing what he suggested were empty pledges.

Indeed, the study suggests, share-price movements indicate that the market had sorted out the corporate sheep from the goats by April 2002, well before the SEC made its certification order in June.Or perhaps investors had so lost faith in CEOs that they dismissed their signatures as empty pledges not worth the paper they were written on.

This could be a way to get in front of that sentiment and demonstrate with actions — not more empty pledges and assurances that "we take this very seriously" — that the company has the best interests of its users at heart.

Half empty: Pledges are but promises.

Mr Wrack told the IoS: "The figures announced last week show the hollow cynicism of that empty pledge".

CAIRO — A faded poster of Hosni Mubarak hangs on a wall in a crumbling neighborhood here, reminding residents of an empty pledge to find jobs for young people.

Unfortunately, it's an empty pledge: Research indicates that, on the whole, a minimum wage increase simply doesn't help the poor — in fact, it hurts them.

If he foresaw that this empty pledge of an unwinnable vote to enshrine a future referendum in law would do the trick, already the ultras are licking their lips and sharpening the carving knife.

"Without a detailed, fully-costed plan to provide the staff and resources needed to deliver more seven-day services, this is at best an empty pledge and at worst shameless political game-playing with the NHS ahead of the election".