Sentence examples for had promised understated from inspiring English sources

His contribution was, as he had promised, understated, facilitating rather than dictating as he acclimatised.

Who had promised them?

He had promised.

The company had promised otherwise.

"Governments are not accounting for what they have promised in the past and are understating what workers are being promised for the future," says John Prior of Punter Southall, a firm of actuaries.Public-sector schemes face broadly the same costs as private ones.

For years, economists and other analysts have complained that the current accounting rules call for governments to use a rate that is much too high, greatly understating the cost of the benefits they have promised, and making unsustainable plans look viable.

Both have promised change.

NATO has promised an investigation.

Britain has promised diplomatic support.

Booksellers have promised their support.

She has promised as much.