Sentence examples for exchanged promises from inspiring English sources

Because of the technical pleading requirements peculiar to assumpsit, the inference was drawn, early on, that in an executory contract the exchanged promises were dependent in the making but independent in the performance stage, unless the parties had expressly agreed otherwise, with the result that the exchange relationship remained unprotected.

If you were of age — fourteen for boys, twelve for girls — and if you either exchanged words of mutual consent in the present tense ("I take thee as my husband," "I take thee as my wife") or exchanged promises of future consent ("I will take thee," etc).

With a handshake that was beamed round the world, Prime Minister Tony Blair officially ended Libya's three decades of isolation by greeting Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi on Thursday in a tent near the capital, Tripoli, where they exchanged promises to fight the terrorism that Colonel Qaddafi once enthusiastically supported.

Cordial goodbyes were exchanged, promises to hit each other up delivered, and I was soon on my way hoping to never sit across from someone who chews with their mouth open again.

Private law principally includes the terms of the agreement between the parties who are exchanging promises.

WASHINGTON — The United States and China inaugurated two days of high-level talks on Monday, exchanging promises of great-power cooperation on weighty issues like climate change while steering clear of potential conflicts over exchange rates and human rights.

If you're having trouble deciding, or simply like this idea, ask the recipient if they would like to exchange promise rings, then talk together about selecting a matching pair.

If your partner is hoping for a marriage proposal, either use a less culturally significant piece of jewelry or make the decision to exchange promise rings in advance so you don't disappoint them with a misinterpreted surprise.

The record is silent as to whether they ever privately exchanged such promises as would have bound them in marriage under the common law.

"As the new administrator, we plan to return credibility, trust and integrity to Libor, by bringing the essential combination of strong regulatory framework and market-leading validation techniques, administered by a pre-eminent market infrastructure provider," the exchange promises.

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