In May 1916, after the torpedoing of the French passenger ferry Sussex, Germany made an express pledge to Wilson not to attack passenger ships: it would only attack merchant ships carrying weapons.
He noted that in recent cases, the high court had overturned death sentences for crimes of passion or for convicts who expressed remorse and pledged to compensate their victim's relatives.
After nearly two millenniums of dismissing or denigrating Judaism, in the decades since the Holocaust, church after church has publicly expressed remorse and pledged to acknowledge in its preaching and teaching "God's enduring covenant with the Jewish people" and "the contribution of Judaism to world civilization and to Christian faith".
But Fuentes rarely spoke about his sadness, preferring to express remorse and pledge that he would never strike his children again.
When a federal appeals court halted a judicial order ordering detailed changes in the NYPD last week, De Blasio expressed "extreme disappointment" and pledged to move forward on police reform from day one.
"My personal opinion is it would be a mistake and disastrous either way for the superdelegates — insiders, establishment politicians — to come along and overturn the expressed view of those pledged delegates," Mr. Kerry said.
The new Saudi monarch, Salman, expressed his condolences and pledged a speedy investigation into the disaster – the second within two weeks after a giant construction crane came crashing down on the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the focal point of the Hajj, killing more than 100 people.
After exchanging pleasantries with Russia's leader, for whom she has openly expressed admiration, Le Pen pledged that one of her first actions as president would be to cancel sanctions against Russia.
He had spoken to donors, and they had expressed interest in pledging the remaining funds.
Hundreds of letters poured into the magazine's offices expressing sympathy and pledging money.
But beyond a statement from Ms. Solis expressing concern and pledging to look into the matter, there has been no progress.
