Sentence examples for initial pledging from inspiring English sources

Obviously, there's a crucial difference with normal publishing: while most books can be sold anywhere, Unbound's books – at least during the initial pledging stage – can only be purchased on the company's wesbite.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On Thursday, the European Commission added another $585m to its initial pledge of $30m and offered loans of $1.3 billion on easy terms.Of course, all of this money is being pledged more quickly than it can be spent.

The EU is the largest donor of humanitarian aid to the country: from its initial pledge of €55m, €30m is being used to support the UN, Red Cross and other NGOs.