Sentence examples for promise one thing from inspiring English sources

David Cameron on Royal Mail, October 2013 As they flog our public assets, government ministers always promise one thing: that they will be better cared for by the new private owners.

But if this is what they do to people, I promise one thing.

"Voters are also sick of parties that promise one thing before an election and do the opposite afterwards," Xenophon said.

But we can promise one thing: federal dollars will go only to homeowners who rebuild safely, in accordance with our guidelines.

Among the most common holiday issues that were reported were deals being misrepresented and breach of contract – where holiday firms promise one thing but deliver another.

My mother, who was born and grew up in Boston and never left, except for a couple of trips to New Hampshire and one to Bermuda, said: "I want you to promise one thing.

It promises one thing: ALL of the breaking news... on Sunday.

If he caves on this, then he is your typical gasbag politician who promises one thing and does another.

I had been promised one thing in Nepal, but it never materialised in Malaysia.

He promised one thing – stability – but the only thing this election has delivered for sure is ongoing political uncertainty.

Your case is made more frustrating by the fact that you say the surveyor promised one thing only to deliver another.