Sentence examples for reneging on a commitment from inspiring English sources

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Mr Garcia resigned and Mr Blatter sailed serenely on, reneging on a commitment not to stand for election again.

The son of Indian immigrants, Bhullar sat out a season after reneging on a commitment to play at Xavier.

Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam accused Hadi of reneging on a commitment not to divide the country into six regions.

"We're really reneging on a commitment and a promise that we made to families," said Patty Siegel, executive director of the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, an advocacy organization.

Stephen Byers, the trade and industry minister, assailed BMW tonight, accusing the German company of reneging on a commitment to maintain its investment in Longbridge in return for more flexible working hours from autoworkers and in return for the British government's pledge to support the plant with an aid package.

Mr. Norris called to tell me — after every issue had been resolved in his favor — that he had decided not to appear in the show, and had in fact during the negotiation made a series of what he termed more and more outrageous demands in the hope that we would turn him down, and that he would not have to face the responsibility of reneging on a commitment he made.

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After all, Gordon reneged on a commitment to attend Illinois and decided to join the Hoosiers.

Senator Grassley said Dr. Berwick had reneged on a commitment to identify large donors and their donations.

The committee chairwoman, Eva S. Moskowitz, a Democrat from the Upper East Side, said the officials had reneged on a commitment to attend the hearing.

Ms. Osbourne has said NBC reneged on a commitment to allow Mr. Osbourne to appear on its reality competition "Stars Earn Stripes NBCBC said he never had a contract for the show).

By including contingent incentives or penalties in a contract, you can protect yourself from the risk that your negotiating partner will renege on a commitment as well as improve the prospects of compliance.

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