Sentence examples for modest pledges from inspiring English sources

But in the end, he backed down after receiving relatively modest pledges from his boss.

At a meeting in New York City in September that included foreign ministers and Syrian opposition leaders, the group offered modest pledges of support for opponents of the Assad government.

Ms. Shah encourages such donors to host house parties; the organization provides a film or comes to talk about its work, and guests can make modest pledges that, in aggregate, can make up for the host's shortfall.

My modest pledge is that the Manifesto for a Model Mayor will leave these prospectuses cowering meekly in the shade.

Meanwhile, the banks are failing to keep a modest pledge to foster growth by lending more to business.

The contrast between his relatively modest pledge in the conference and some of his remarks on the fringe before his conference speech was noted by specialists, with one describing the lack of detail in his conference speech as a mystery.

I felt a pang of despair, partly because I would have nothing to read while waiting, and partly because, by missing my phone, I'd almost betrayed my own modest pledge to go a few days without always looking at the device.

JIDDA, Saudi Arabia — A hastily convened global energy summit meeting led by Saudi Arabia ended largely in disagreement on Sunday, with only a modest pledge of increased production by the Saudis and no resolution on what other practical steps should be taken to ease the crisis over soaring oil prices.

Laylaz also pointed to Rouhani's modest pledge to support Syria with humanitarian aid if Assad's forces come under attack for the alleged chemical weapons use.

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Fierce clashes broke out on Friday on multiple fronts in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, according to the government and its opponents, as frustrated world leaders meeting in New York offered modest new pledges of support for those trying to overthrow the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad.

Otherwise, rich countries are nowhere near their modest Rio pledge (see table).In this section Round and round the coca bush A warming world No confidence Bending the rules Law versus pen ReprintsEven so, the European Union is now insisting on a more difficult target.