Written as dating advice for "The Modern Man" (a misnomer if ever there were one), it promises a solution to the hot 'n' horny down-on-their-luck young bucks of the world who face the tedious obstacle of a woman wearing headphones, because how dare she.
It promises war if Taiwan ever declares independence.
Obama called precision medicine "one of the greatest opportunities for new medical breakthroughs that we have ever seen," saying that it promised to deliver "the right treatments at the right time, every time, to the right person".
Channel 4's coverage of the Games was billed as the most extensive Paralympic coverage ever broadcast in the United Kingdom; it promised over 150 hours of live coverage throughout the Games on Channel 4 and sister channel More4, and additional coverage online and through special channels carried by Freesat, Sky and Virgin TV (in both standard and high definition).
No one ever promised it would be easy only that it would be worth it in the end.
The European Union, for instance, denied it had ever promised to get rid of export subsidies.
"The tournament is not only going to be fine, it's going to be bigger and better than ever," promises Marci Doyle Baker, the chief operating officer of Arnie's tournament.
The "one China" principle, as ever, promises to be the sticking-point.
The cover of a Toys R UsUs catalog, which calls itself "Our biggest Big Book ever!" promises "up to $5,500 in savings!" — presumably, if a shopper bought everything advertised therein.
And power, the ever irrepressible Dutrow promises, is what Big Brown has in abundance.
