Sentence examples for small promises from inspiring English sources

Mr. Hollande has had a quiet start, keeping small promises like cutting ministerial salaries and slightly raising the minimum wage.

Politicians on the left nowadays have to make hundreds of small promises rather than a few big ones, and this muddles the message.The travails of the left in New York are mimicked nationally.

The panel, one of the president's small promises in the wake of sweeping leaks concerning the actions of America's intelligence and surveillance apparatus, was to contain outsiders who could take a critical look at the actions of the NSA, investigating their legality and relationship to personal privacy.

She picked off individual members through small promises.

And so what Democrats came out of the hearing with were small promises that Mnuchin can simply unwind in the future.

While I didn't like the thought of "procrastinating" until the start of a new calendar year to make big (or small) promises of change to myself, I did often find myself waiting until January 1st to reflect on ways to improve my life and the lives of those around me.

In keeping the big promise — a winning team — he was capable of breaking every small promise.

And like Ben, Lewis has bumbled into accepting dogsbody work from a nefarious wealthy man, seduced by a small promise of betterment.

This is no small promise, given how little flexibility Brazil's government has over spending (almost all goes on wages, pensions, debt payments and mandatory transfers to local government).

It was no small promise, as McG not only wanted to shoot the film in the United States to ensure that it had an authentic American look, but he hates to fly and did not want to shuttle between Sydney and Los Angeles.

But Maxwell's came with an added bonus: since it was also a restaurant, bands were guaranteed a meal -- no small promise for a group just hoping to make enough money at the door to gas up the van.