Sentence examples for mental reservations from inspiring English sources

I had a reservation for the 12 o'clock tour, and mental reservations as well.

If you'll make an honest agreement to die, with no mental reservations—" The doctor nodded gloomily.

"Another part of the oath," Miss Mitford continued; "says that I was taking it freely and without any mental reservations.

Charles Albert, however, maintained mental reservations since his wife was the daughter of the emperor Joseph I, and the Bavarian Wittelsbach claim to the throne was a legitimate one.

"When the day comes," Mr. Senker said, "that some Croatian theater, without any political pressure or mental reservations, once again includes in its repertory some old or new Serbian drama text, it will be an authentic sign that peace really has returned to this part of the world".

"Really, no mental reservation," he said.

At the swearing-in, when the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, Tani Cantil-Sakauye, asked him to attest that he was taking the position without mental reservation, Mr. Brown paused and the audience laughed.

These musings were prompted by the message that the original offender finally sent — the one accompanied by wine and flowers and Belgian chocolate and a note saying, "I hope that by now you will accept my absolute and heartfelt apology, which I offer without mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that we can finally put this matter behind us".

The oath: "I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.

When a man or woman puts their right hand on the Bible and swears to protect the Constitution (and presumably the people for whom the constitution stands) he or she swears their most solemn and binding oath "without any mental reservations -- is that not the most serious promise a public servant can make?

Rejoice in your extraordinary ability to contribute to our national renewal, and do it without any hesitation or mental reservation.