Sentence examples for extract a promise from inspiring English sources

He could have used the spending to extract a promise that the Council would approve the budget.

Last year, Detroit managed to extract a promise of $25 billion in subsidized loans from Congress in exchange for a new target of 35 m.p.g. by 2020.

As for Mr. Andrews, some Democrats say that even if he had managed to extract a promise of support from Mr. Corzine, it may make little difference in the end.

Frank Thomas was somewhere other than the Chicago White Sox camp in Tucson, which he boycotted for the sixth successive day because he had been unable to extract a promise of more money.

According to a report in Sunday's edition of Haaretz, Panetta failed to extract a promise from the Israelis that they would not carry out a raid on Iran without coordinating it with the United States.

In the opening episode Kirstie helps a teenager assemble a new wardrobe to better suit her new life in Yemen, while Phil jets off to Saudi Arabia to meet government officials, confident he can extract a promise not to imprison a returning dissident.

Wyden extracted a promise from Clapper to issue a declassified answer in 30 days.

But he extracted a promise that Groves was never to disclose this to the F.B.I.

Brigitte extracted a promise that her daughter would do nothing with them while she was alive.

He has extracted a promise from Mr. Carney to put his antics on YouTube.

Wyden extracted a promise to disclose the figure from NSA officials during a June 5 Senate intelligence committee hearing.