Sentences with phrase «for vague promises»

Though it's encouraging that the Coalition is thinking strategically about the looming post-2013 EU budget negotiations, Tony Blair's deal to give away part of the rebate in return for vague promises of CAP reform (which never materialised) shows that such deals have rarely worked for the UK.

Appearing this morning on MSNBC, Working Families Party official Dan Cantor admitted that the party is taking a huge gamble on Gov. Andrew Cuomo by giving him its ballot line in exchange for a vague promise that he'll help flip the state Senate into Democratic hands this fall.

However, Bethesda have also offered the following legal disclaimer to any parent willing to doom their offspring to years of teasing and bullying for the vague promise of a reward:

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SEOUL, April 27 (Reuters)- North and South Korea made ambitious promises for peace on Friday, including to formally end the Korean War this year, but made only a vague commitment to «complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula» without specifics on how that key goal would be achieved.

SEOUL, April 27 - North and South Korea made ambitious promises for peace on Friday, including to formally end the Korean War this year, but made only a vague commitment to «complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula» without specifics on how that key goal would be achieved.

Other than making vague promises to place more police officers on the streets, encouraging DNA testing for death - row inmates and calling for the need to reduce recidivism by investing in «proven community - based law - enforcement programs,» the Democrats» policy solutions over the past eight years have done little to dismantle the carceral state that they helped create.

Even after the former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder, who'd been hired by the board to investigate, issued a scathing report on Uber's culture, Kalanick and his directors initially decided that vague promises of coaching, the hiring of a chief operating officer, and a slap - on - the - wrist «leave of absence» for the CEO were sufficient remedies.

In 2009, Carney broke with central bank tradition, which typically offers only vague pronouncements of where interest rates might be headed in the future, and laid out a specific timeline, promising to hold rates at near - zero for 15 months.

Good news for those who were disappointed that Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master turned out to be a vague parable of Scientology rather than a penetrating exposé of it: a new book promises to do the job instead.

It may well be that we are entering upon a period in the church's life wherein men's minds must be shocked open to entertain the suspicion that there are realms of meaning, promise, and judgment which ensconce God's incarnate action for their vague disquietudes.

After Cuomo's executive budget released a week ago failed to include details for how the state will fund its $ 8.3 billion promise to fund the Capital Plan, de Blasio's own plan is also vague about how the city plans to pay for its $ 2.5 billion share of the costs.

What are voters meant to think, when Labour makes vague promises of tax cuts for the least well - off?

With researchers disagreeing wildly on both points, this promises to be something of a baptism of fire — especially since the FDA has long made it clear it will only approve drugs for specific conditions, not vague groups of symptoms.

[18] However, there is hope for better deal for lower - income families in the vague promise in the Framework of «additional tax relief that will be included during the committee process.»

The underlying issue here is that the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and the also - similar Galaxy Tab 7.7 are both still waiting for their Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades — with only a vague promise and not so much as an estimated window of arrival.

If a manuscript is accepted for publishing (still through KDP, not any of Amazon's publishing labels) the writer gets a $ 1,500 advance and some vague promises that Amazon will perhaps, maybe provide addition consideration for internal marketing.

tablet at a lower cost, I think a far more customer - centric approach would have been to deliver an ICS upgrade and a $ 100 price drop to its existing 7.0 Plus model (which is still awaiting Android 4.0, with a vague promise but no specific time frame for delivery).

Among Trudeau's plans for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is a vague promise to have the agency contact people who have tax benefits but aren't collecting them.

Each company promises the world in vague details, but when I press for data like deletion rates for customers, they are mum.

At # 33 the Batman: Arkham City season pass promised some very vague DLC plans in exchange for a massive amount of money.

We also got word of a less vague release date for what looks to be the PlayStation 4's most promising exclusive game, Infamous: Second Son.

The Wii U and it's games were good, but I might need some more good games to be confirmed for it before I plan to buy one, I can't buy consoles based on one or two games and some vague promises.

Unfortunately, March turned into a «Month of Disappointment» for many fans with Book of Memories» release pushed back to a vague «Spring 2012» while the much anticipated HD Collection turned out to be a technical downgrade instead of the high - definition upgrade fans were promised.

Echoing the promised utopia and oft - dismal reality of advanced technological networks and intimating at the vague disillusion of late - stage capitalism, Bleeding Edge features site - specific installations and new media works by artists Anthony Antonellis, Kelsey... Continue reading Bleeding Edge An Immersive Triumph at Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art

Today, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government, which had promised a «rethink» of Japan's post-Fukushima pledge to close all of the country's nuclear power plants, released a draft of a new energy plan which calls nuclear power an «important baseload electricity source» for the country, though it's vague on how big of a role nuclear will play in the country's energy load in the future.

The four - page fact sheet released by her campaign offered only vague promises that her climate policy planks will ensure «that fossil fuel production taking place today is safe and responsible, that taxpayers get a fair deal for development on public lands, and that areas that are too sensitive for energy production are taken off the table.»

The Cancun global warming and wealth redistribution summit concluded last week, with little to show for two weeks of talking in 5 - star hotels and restaurants, other than vague promises that countries will try to do something meaningful about the «threat» of «dangerous» climate change.

Panic takes over in the «nation's» capital, followed by improvisation, vague promises of more devolved powers, and not - so - subtle threats about what it will all mean for the shared currency and the breakaway state's place in the larger common market (their EU to our NAFTA).

All that's currently available about these exemptions is vague information listed on the ESDC's website, although the federal government has promised an updated owner / operator manual for some time.

With Huawei, you pretty much are stuck with the software that ships, despite vague promises for an eventual update.

Employers are looking for solid examples of operations and management skills, rather than empty statements and vague promises.

For example, Dad may legitimately want Susie to attend the Girl Scout event and he may even make vague promises to Mom about a make - up weekend.