if I make a promise, I always stick to it; he broke his promise

He purſued Andrew Houſtoun upon his promiſe, to give him the like Sallary for the next year, and in abſence obtained him to be holden as confeſt and Decerned.

The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.

"You think that I'll take anything."
"I know you will, sweet." …
"There wasn't going to be any of that. You promised there wouldn't be."
"Well, there is now," she said sweetly.

Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.

If you promise not to tell anyone, I will let you have this cake for free.

She promised to never return to this town again.

He promised me a big kiss if I would drive him to the airport.

I can't promise success, but I'll do the best I can.

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