Sentence examples for initial pledges from inspiring English sources

Swanee's $6 million, and $4 million more from Helen, became the initial pledges to the campaign.

But the inspector general's office said it found many of those initial pledges to be vague.

Most of the clout lies with the prime minister and, despite initial pledges by the parties to work together, Georgian Dream is now using its authority aggressively.

It was unclear how much of that constituted new money and how much had been allocated before, but Haiti itself had sought initial pledges of $3.9 billion, and Mr. Ban set the target at $11.5 billion over the next decade.

While most Greeks would say the government has climbed down from its initial pledges to scrap Greece's bailout agreements and the harsh austerity measures attached to them, they still believe that if any party can bring change, it's Syriza.

The $8.2 billion aid package for New York falls short of initial pledges after the attack, even when it is combined with nearly $3 billion in federal assistance that has already been spent to cover the costs of rescue and recovery at ground zero.

Reminding a crowded news conference of his initial pledge to answer the "dark questions" surrounding the case, Mr. Danforth, a former Republican senator from Missouri, did not mince words.

For an initial pledge of $1 billion, the United States could provide relief that would save and rebuild tens of thousands of lives.

Mr. Annan has been invited to the White House on Friday, when President Bush is expected to announce an initial pledge to the AIDS fund, probably about $200 million.

Many analysts argue that before it gets carried away, the movement must deliver on its initial pledge: getting a strong anti-corruption ombudsman.

The City of Biloxi, which donated the four acres on which the museum sits, modified its initial pledge after the hurricane.