Sentence examples for universal pledge from inspiring English sources

The great horn-player had resigned as the orchestra's chairman in protest at what he saw as the manager's highhandedness; Fleischmann was sacked; a new board, desperate for him to return, could not obtain the universal pledge of loyalty that he demanded; and so he went to CBS Records as director for Europe.

Lucian Grainge, the chairman of Universal, pledged to preserve the British identity of EMI.

Vivendi Universal pledged at the time of a recent bond issue not to sell any of its interest in Vivendi Environnement before December 2003.

The money raised from the sale of those catalogs is likely to go toward the $680 million in "noncore assets" that Universal pledged last year to sell to finance the EMI deal.

A heavyweight team of French business veterans seized power at Vivendi Universal, pledging swift action on liquidity problems as shares in the world's No. 2 media group plunged further.

When it was lobbying the government to approve its proposed acquisition of a majority stake in NBCUniversal, Comcast pledged to carry several new channels owned by minorities.

Vivendi, Universal's owner, pledged to take on the regulatory risk in the deal.

The article said Justin Forsyth recalled how the UK persuaded the US to back an agreement pledging universal access to drugs.

Mrs. Clinton told the audience that on Monday she would present her plan for universal health care, pledging to fight special interests who stood in the way.

He recalls with fondness how, as Bush was flying in on Air Force One, the UK persuaded the US to back an agreement pledging universal access to Aids drugs.

NEW HAVEN: Seventeen years after taking control of Hong Kong, pledging universal suffrage for the territory, Beijing has made one-person one-vote meaningless by giving itself sole prerogative over choosing the candidates.