Sentences with phrase «personal pledge»

Conversely, he identified himself personally with admirable people or policies and made a series of resounding personal pledges.

European Parliament, Brussels, 4th October 2006 - Members of the European Parliament's Environment Committee made personal pledges and demands on climate change today as part of a Friends of the Earth Europe photo - action [1].

Rogers North had a goal of raising $ 2000; with personal pledges, donations, bottle drives & garage sales they surpassed it.

The figures will be worrying for prime minister David Cameron, who has made maintaining NHS standards and keeping waiting times low a key personal pledge.

In Durham, North Carolina, the city's Meatless Monday campaign has garnered more than 1,372 personal pledges and the participation of dozens of restaurants, including unlikely eateries like The Pig and Dame's Chicken and Waffles.

12:04 - Murdoch says he had made his «personal pledge» to parliament.

He recognized the group assembled at his Rockefeller Center office in Manhattan last Wednesday was in need of some reassurance after Bush's unimpressive performance in last month's GOP debate, so Bush's national finance chairman, recalled one attendee, gave a personal pledge: Jeb would be «well prepared» for the second debate this week.

«It was the prime minister who made it his personal pledge to protect the NHS and to stop top - down re-organisations that had got in the way of patient care.

Both Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP, however, still have to satisfy high expectations when it comes to day - to - day government, the first minister's personal pledge to close the attainment gap in the state school sector, and the obvious desire among many of her members and supporters for another independence referendum.

10.39 am: Downing Street is denying claims that Jane Kennedy was asked to give a personal pledge of loyalty to the PM, according to Sky.

10.24 am: Glen Oglaza on Sky says Brown is asking junior ministers to give him a personal pledge of loyalty as a condition for accepting a government job.

The latest series of actions against the WFP apparently began with a personal pledge from Cuomo of vengeance against anyone contributing to progressive groups backing Nixon:

«A disciplinary committee (DC) has been called for Saturday and, while I do not have the power to prejudge the decision of the DC, I can give a personal pledge that if these individuals are found guilty, I shall use my powers to their fullest capacity, making it my top priority to ensure that they play no further part in the association,» he continued.

David Cameron made a personal pledge in March 2012 that minimum alcohol pricing would be introduced

Mr Hughes also reiterated the Liberal Democrats» opposition to a rise in university tuition fees, and refused to say that it was even possible for him to break his personal pledge, and vote against a rise in tuition fees.

One of the students had a personal pledge from Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg that he would not support a rise in tuition fees.

David Cameron made a personal pledge in March 2012 that minimum alcohol pricing would be introduced claiming that being in government «was not always about doing the popular thing.

It was a personal pledge from you that you would oppose this.

To this end I am making a personal pledge of 5,000 cedis to be lodged into the GARA account as a commitment to that cause.

They could in fact, aggravate them further — unless every scientist, every engineer, every serviceman, every technician, contractor, and civil servant gives his personal pledge that this nation will move forward, with the full speed of freedom, in the exciting adventure of space.

Healing starts with a personal pledge to the No Contact Rule.

WASHINGTON — The President's Advisory Commission on Hispanic Education held its first meeting last week and received a personal pledge of support from President Bush in a session at the White House.

No matter what the explanation for The Great Muting, Jeff, I'd be grateful for your personal pledge that text to speech will be a feature of all future Kindles, including the basic models (apparently audio of any kind was also missing from the the bottom - of - the - line Kindle introduce last year, and is still AWOL from the $ 69 successor).

No matter what the explanation for The Great Muting, Jeff, I'd be grateful for your personal pledge that text to speech will be a feature of all future Kindles, including the basic models (apparently audio of any kind was also missing from the bottom - of - the - line Kindle introduced last year, and is still AWOL from the $ 69 successor).

You have the opportunity to donate to Homeward Bound through monthly payroll deductions by designating us on your personal pledge form.

By the end of my personalized sabbath I felt rested and energized without doing much more than making a personal pledge to skip e-mail, social media and my laptop.

Make the personal pledge to support yourself, your family and your community in reducing energy and building a carbon - neutral future, starting right here in your own neighborhood.

Each MEP was asked to make a personal pledge to fight climate change, either by altering their lifestyle or using their own political power.

In 1960, Judy Guskin and then husband Al were students who listened to an impromptu speech at the University of Michigan by Sen. John F. Kennedy, in the final days of his presidential campaign, and turned his mention of a volunteer corps of young Americans into a personal pledge.

I made a personal pledge to myself, my staff and the clients we serve that we would not sacrifice quality for speed or being the cheapest provider in the background screening space.

Whilst we're moving in the right direction with the government's bottle deposit scheme, and personal pledges to use less plastic, some of us are still finding it hard to reduce our plastic footprint.