Sentence examples for of my pledge from inspiring English sources

My first week as mayor of Indianapolis, I visited angry sanitation workers threatening job actions because of my pledge to privatize municipal services.

"It's great to be able to say, 'I can give you half of my pledge now, will apply for a matching gift, and will give the other half later.'" If you have to defer your pledge, there may be one more concern: Can the charity sue to make good on the donation?

One of my pledge brothers, Dave, exhibited his characteristic gentility.

The awkward teenagers chanted in unison: "In signing this covenant before God Almighty, I agree to wear a silver ring as a sign of my pledge to abstain from sexual behavior that is inconsistent with Biblical standards".

The vast majority of my pledges are from people I've met or count as friends.

In order to maximise the chances of fulfilling my pledge to break 100 in a medal this year – the 10th year this pledge has been made, with an embarrassing lack of success – I have secured the services of two professional gentlemen whose lives are dedicated to improving the play of faltering golfers.

I am therefore suspending $60 million of my remaining pledge pending the outcome of ongoing political deliberations.

I stick to the scents of my childhood, Pledge and Endust, which make me swell with nostalgia.

She laughs, reminding me of my recent pledge never to climb again.

"As leader of the al-Qaeda organization for jihad, I extend my pledge of allegiance once again, the approach of Osama to invite the Muslim nation to support the Islamic Emirate," al-Zawahri said in a 14 minute recording.

I chose to go to jail not only to honor my pledge of confidentiality, but also to dramatize the need for such a federal law.