Sentence examples for key pledge of from inspiring English sources

Obliging BP to put billions into a protected account was a key pledge of President Obama in his first Oval Office address to the nation on Tuesday night.

It was the key pledge of his speech at the last party conference, and the story briefed by his troops ahead of the housing bill as MPs in the Commons consider it.

Osborne added he was not going to introduce a tax on people's homes – a key pledge of the Lib Dems – saying: "It would be sold as a mansion tax but once the tax inspector had his foot in the door you would soon find most homes in the country labelled a mansion.

He made the wall a key pledge of his presidential campaign, but any immigration bill to fund it requires approval from Congress.

Fulfilling a key pledge of Clinton's presidential campaign, AmeriCorps is a domestic version of the Peace Corps, which was created by President John F. Kennedy, the chief executive whom Clinton most admires.

A key pledge to halve the loss of natural habitats, including forests, is one of the targets that will be missed.

The key pledge to end the practice of child detention, condemned as a "moral outrage" by Mr Clegg, was one of the first acts of the Government when it came to office, but has been subject to delays.

"Nick (Clegg) has made mental health a huge thing for our party - it's going to be one of the five key pledges on our manifesto".

Key pledge: To push through with intensity.

The key question then is why would politicians publicly sign the ATR pledge, if their part of their tax plans already contradict the key pledge tenets of "no new net tax increases" for any individual?

Ahead of elections on 3 May, Anchor Trust is a among a host of organisations urging local politicians to sign up to five key pledges to improve the lives of older people.