Sentence examples for pledge to strike from inspiring English sources

America went back on its pledge to strike Mr Assad's regime for having used sarin against Syrians in Damascus that summer (something Mr Assad denies).

THE public, every bit of evidence suggests, stands squarely behind Mr. Bush and his pledge to strike back at the terrorists.

The unions representing 65,000 Verizon workers on Saturday resounded a pledge to strike if demands for higher wages, caps on health care payments and limits on outsourcing jobs are not honored.

Analysts say air strikes against Iraq are likely, considering the U.S. pledge to strike hard against Saddam Hussein if he fails to live up to his promises after the latest confrontation at the end of October.

The justice minister, Abdel-Aziz al-Gindi, pledged to "strike with an iron hand all those who seek to tamper with the nation's security".

He said a key moment will come in 2015, the date when the world's governments have pledged to strike a global deal to limit carbon emissions.

"City Opera had no other choice but to lock them out, as the company cannot afford to pay for rehearsals when the unions have pledged to strike the performances," the company's news release said.

Those groups, including Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, had pledged to strike against France's interests on the continent and abroad, as well as those of nations backing the French operations.

The union has yet to pledge not to strike.

Under the agreements, workers would pledge not to strike, boycott or engage in other actions that would disrupt business or deprive the state of revenues.

Asked if the union would pledge not to strike during the season, which begins Sunday night, Fehr said: "Players always treat the setting of a strike date as a last resort when everything else has failed.