It is uncertain what this meant: it might have been intended to force Edward to accept future legislation, it may have been inserted to prevent him from over-turning any future vows he might take, or it may have been an attempt by the King to ingratiate himself with the barons.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg spread a message of optimism from the pulpits of five churches yesterday, telling parishioners that New York has a bright future and vowing not to let budget cuts keep the city from helping the poor and the homeless.
In her address, Mrs. Merkel assured Germans that she understood their fears about the euro's future and vowed to continue to press for further measures to ensure the long-term stability of the currency.
He candidly admitted that his Conservative minority government had let the public down when it presented a climate-change plan whose main targets were set 50 years in the future, and vowed to do better.
In a fast-talking, folksy speech that he seemed so intent on finishing before the broadcast networks ended their coverage at 11 p.m. that he barely paused to bask, Mr. Clinton called himself as "a foot soldier in our fight for the future" and vowed to do all he could to elect "a good man, a great senator and a visionary leader".
"We're going to study what worked, what didn't work and improve our efforts in the future," David Koch vowed.
In raising you and the baby sister who comes behind you, my little women of the future, I vow to parent you as consciously as I can.
"I will be a politician in my future," she said, vowing to make education compulsory.
Across the country, school district superintendents are signing the Future Ready Schools District Pledge and vowing to create and lead a culture of digital learning.
The DIA issued a statement last month urging Orr to recognize that the city has "a fiduciary duty to protect the museum art collection for future generations," and vowing to fight a forced auction of its art.
