Sentence examples for pledging to push from inspiring English sources

Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, made the right call this week in pledging to push for repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy during the lame-duck session of Congress.

Pledging to push through privatisation, deregulation and social welfare reforms, the coalition government adopted the English slogan Speed Kills, meaning those against the changes would be swept aside, rather than the Ginsbergian interpretation.

He is pledging to push the country's deficit down to 3 percent of gross domestic product by the end of next year, to adhere to the rules of euro zone membership and prevent the nation from getting caught up in the euro's latest troubles.

And Mitt Romney, who once promised voters in liberal Massachusetts that he would do more to advance gay rights than his then-opponent for a Senate race, liberal icon Ted Kennedy, backpedalled furiously – pledging to push a federal constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

The governor sought to add to his environmental record by pledging to push for reauthorization of the state's vital Superfund program to help clean up toxic waste sites and by announcing the acquisition of 26,000 more acres of protected Adirondack lands.

President Clinton and his backers in Congress moved quickly to exploit their gains in the election, pledging to push for health insurance reform next year.

Gov. Pat Quinn of Illinois, a Democrat, pledged to push for stricter gun laws.

The attorneys general pledged to push athletic commissions in their states to adopt the measures.

The senators pledged to push for the aid at a hearing of the Council Finance Committee.

But they pledged to push, whether at City Hall or in Albany, for legislative changes.

You have also pledged to push for a new climate-change treaty, to replace Kyoto which expires in 2012.