Sentence examples for need a pledge from inspiring English sources

But he didn't need a pledge from Franklin J. Schaffner, who directed "The Boys from Brazil".

First, he said, he needed a pledge of security so his staff felt safe and the equipment -- like the generator someone stole yesterday -- would be on hand.

The Casadys say the Fed erred in making the loans, because it needed a pledge of high-quality collateral from A.I.G. and instead got a big portfolio of impaired assets.

I'm still left stammering that these major employers needed a pledge to actually do this.

We need a national pledge to say these are all the issues that all students are entitled to learn about.

"We'll put every dime into the business that is needed and it'll need a lot," he pledged, saying the company would invest in power-transmission lines and power plants, broaden energy markets and improve electricity reliability after the deal closes.

(Mulvaney's spokesman said the lawmaker is "already familiar with" the pledge and didn't need a refresher course).

It's a pretty straightforward idea, and you don't necessarily need to sign a pledge to do it.

I don't need to sign a pledge".

The delay until July 3 gives them a little more time to work out how much they need to pledge to satisfy an I.M.F that appears increasingly assertive under Mr. Lipsky.

The mayor still needs to extract a pledge of cooperation between police and firefighters, who have sometimes allowed departmental competition to get the better of them, most tragically on 9/11.