The former was the subject of some of his speech's finest passages, the latter of its one descent into grossness: a pledge, high-fived by the crowd on the Mall, to "reduce taxes, to recover the momentum of our economy and reward the effort and enterprise of working Americans".
The former was the subject of some of his speech's finest passages, the latter of its one descent into grossness: a pledge, high-fived by the crowd on the Mall, to "reduce taxes, to recover the momentum of our economy and reward the effort and enterprise of working Americans". Bush's "education package" is expected to amount to some ten billion dollars a year.
Analysts say Sotheby's and Christie's hope to capture a share of the market and compete by pledging higher standards for authenticating and evaluating art and other collectibles.
Kezia Dugdale, Labour's leader in Scotland, loyally put that thesis to the test by pledging higher rates of income tax, more spending on public services and opposing the renewal of the nuclear deterrent.
She added that she told Obama: "If the world's biggest economy isn't pledging high, then who will?".
But in recent years the market grew for asset-backed commercial paper, which was issued by borrowers who might be less credit-worthy on their own but who pledged high-quality assets to support their borrowings.
The supreme committee has pledged high standards for workers' rights and welfare after torrential criticism of conditions by human rights organisations and the media, and they showed us some of their workings.
Welcoming the CMA's decision in a statement, BT Chief Executive Gavin Patterson pledged "high levels of investment and driving innovation" under the combined BT and EE.
Merchants who pledge a higher commission to Jellyfish — and, by extension, its users — appear higher in the search results because they are more likely to have the lowest final cost to consumers.
Blairites are prepared to support a 2015 election pledge for higher spending on major projects such as housebuilding - but want Mr Miliband to tackle the perception that the party is "soft" on benefit claimants in return.
