Where have you failed to keep a promise, say what you mean, or mean what you say?
Those who have lost their jobs are also wondering aloud why their government has so far failed to keep a promise to introduce a new unemployment-insurance scheme.
Forty of Sony's top executives, including Kazuo Hirai, the chief executive since last year, are to give up bonuses worth 30-50 per cent of their pay after they failed to keep a promise to return the division to profit.
Popular anger has been rising over his failure to keep a campaign promise of a new constitution, taking some powers away from the over-mighty presidency and creating a new post of executive prime minister.
But even if a government could be trusted to keep such a promise, which none can be, it should not be accepted.
Ashcroft says he expects Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) to keep a tax cut promise he made to Ashcroft and four other conservative senators, regarding upcoming House-Senate negotiations on a final budget agreement.
Those companies have been lobbying for exemptions from the stock option provision in exchange for a promise to keep their offices in the city.
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But I say to those voices: whether or not we keep this promise will say a lot about whether we are who we say we are.
Since Iowa is a competitive state in November, each candidate has a reason to keep that promise at the national conventions this summer when the 2004 nomination rules will be set.
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And since I know that the other side in Congress have promised they'll never raise taxes as long as they live, this is a good time to keep that promise when it comes to businesses that are putting Americans to work and helping break our dependence on foreign oil. (Applause.) So we should extend these tax credits.
The social media metaphor demonstrates a lot of promise as a vehicle for collaboration (provided we can keep the conversation focused on work projects, issues and tasks).
The only way to rebuild consumer confidence in times like these is to make a simple brand promise and keep it.
In addition, a gold standard provides a transparent set of practices to keep the promise.
Let's hope he's not forced into making another apology for a promise he can't keep.
The users said the site neglected to keep money safe, and has not honoured a promise to return lost funds.
But when I asked if this meant Defra would indeed keep Mr Benyon's promise to make a decision this year, I couldn't get a firm "yes".
The GOP vice presidential candidate specifically blamed President Obama for not coming through on what seemed like a campaign promise in 2008 to keep the General Motors assembly plant in Janesville, Wis.
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While a future Congress could, theoretically, bring the Accountable Care Act to an end, and while the Supreme Court may yet destroy part or all of the law before Perry needs to make good on a promise that he cannot possibly keep, the simple fact is that there is really no impact on the law that might result from such an executive order.
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That is a promise the international community cannot possibly keep, and so was perhaps unwise to make.
As one African delegate explained it to me: "if you make a legally-binding promise, you should keep to it".
But innovations like the iPod and a new partnership with chipmaker Intel promise to keep the company vital and relevant.
Though the buffet was a special occasion, the chefs promise to keep at least one insect dish on the menu at all times.
And she says that Mr Persson would have to promise to keep any parliamentary pact going for a full four-year term.
LaunchPad central shows great promise in terms of helping a startup team keep track of their business model canvas as it evolves based on your hypothesis, keeping track of customer contact as you get out of the building, and providing a way to engage mentors and advisors in the process.
The company's iPod music players are flying off the shelves, and the debut of a color screen "iPod Photo" and a specially licensed iPod for the band U2 promise to keep things moving.
Some of the president's advisors favor it and insist he has to sign a welfare bill before this year's election to keep his promise, made in 1992, to end welfare as we know it.
But outside of providing him with a brick wall for an offensive line, any promise to keep the signal caller healthy should be taken with caution.
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All promise much the same thing: a velvet rope to keep out the attitudinally unwashed, serendipitous interaction, quirky content and at least the illusion of egalitarian elbow-rubbing.
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