Sentence examples for promised one thing from inspiring English sources

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.

What I hope people do is remember what he said in Denver, and look to the promises there and compare that with the record, and they will say he promised one thing and did entirely different things".

It's easy to sense the desperation in her voice — it's the particular anguish of someone who is being promised one thing yet knows in her heart that something else is true.

It too was sick of others coining off its hard work; like Facebook, it also promised one thing to developers then did something different.

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.

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.

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