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Terry Semel, Yahoo's chief executive, last week pledged to "get back to basics" in an attempt to get the company back on track.

Ms Pelosi, who was vilified by Republicans for her "San Francisco values" , pledged to work with Republicans in a "bi-partisan way" .

The next morning, after Tony Blair and I talked a bit, I walked outside, complimented Al, and pledged to work with President-elect Bush.

The Department for Business did not comment on Thursday night, but the Coalition has pledged to resist implementing the court's judgments.

Iran has also pledged to ship some low-enriched uranium out of the country to prove it is not trying to make nuclear weapons.

He said the government has been 'seriously studying' the matter and pledged to 'correct quickly if any errors are found. '

But he said he is open to other options, and he pledged to work with the medical community.

Sarkozy even pledged to walk out of the summit if it failed to produce serious regulatory commitments.

Both main parties have pledged to maintain spending on the National Health Service (NHS), at least for the next few years.

With a new coach who has pledged to lean on him heavily, Szczerbiak: couldn't be happier to be back in a Timberwolves' uniform.

Mr. Obama has pledged to open a dialogue with Iran. And most observers were watching to see what he would do after the election.

Mr Obama has pledged to ease limits on Cuban-Americans' visits to the island and how much money they can send home to relatives.

In the run-up to Copenhagen, China has pledged to move much further than seemed imaginable even a year ago to rein in its emissions.

But he had also pledged to "go at it again" on Thursday if staffers did not reach a solution overnight.

She moved from a huge house to a small apartment, changed to a cheaper day-care and has pledged to save more money for the next emergency.

He pledged to reform various articles of the constitution, but did not mention suspending the Emergency Law, a longstanding demand.

Obama also pledged to lead an international effort to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists and rogue states, to move the U.

But if out in the country a man happens to meet a girl pledged to be married and rapes her, only the man who has done this shall die.

She was pledged to keep it a strict secret.

To enable the healthy growth of children, parents were also pledged to help the child gradually to adapt to primary school life.

Eon, the European energy group, had pledged to cut its emissions faster if there was a strong deal at Copenhagen.

Americans are also right to point out that EU leaders have already pledged to admit Turkey if it meets a long list of legal requirements.

They pledged to devote at least 50 percent of ads directed at kids to choices that are considered "better for you. "

He has also pledged to turn his nation into a model for the rest of the world by becoming "carbon neutral" by 2020.

Rafael Benitez has pledged to chase 'the best of British' as he looks to bolster his squad this summer.

Manuel Almunia has pledged to keep the pressure up in the title race after falling short in Europe for another year.

Sea Shepherd has pledged to be there too. This was the closest Japan has come in 25 years to ending its Antarctic whaling programme.

It was a point of honor with the Indian warrior to redeem his word, when pledged to return and meet at his death at a given hour.

But the ruler of Qin treated him very impolitely and were not attempt to give 15 cities as he previously pledged to do.

The U. S. president pledged to also use diplomacy and development to help end the Taliban insurgency.

The guerrillas are believed to have killed two candidates and have pledged to step up attacks in the run-up to polling day.

The U. S. military has pledged to continue to help Iraq, a promise reiterated by officials Thursday.

The Romanian government has pledged to come up with a new plan for Roma inclusion by the end of the year.

Most recently, he pledged to hold a referendum to win support for a push by Taiwan to gain UN membership under its own name.

The Obama Administration has pledged to double U. S. exports over the next few years as a way to cut high unemployment.

Beijing has said some of the dam's resettlement funds were misused by local governments but pledged to clean up the problems.

Beijing has repeatedly pledged to prioritise fighting corruption, one of the major causes of public resentment and potential unrest.

But representatives of the two countries have pledged to put the past behind them and resolve the outstanding issues peacefully.

He was the first president born in the 20th century, and that was overwhelmingly important as he pledged to get the country moving.

China has pledged to open 100 sectors or sub-sectors out of a total of 160 in service trade defined by the WTO.

The US has pledged to defend the Senkaku islands as part of its treaty relations with Tokyo. It has troops stationed in South Korea.

The company apologized for the accident and pledged to cooperate with the investigation.

For his part, David Cameron, leader of the Conservatives, has pledged to fight for the "great ignored" .

In recent months, Chinese leaders have repeatedly pledged to help European countries struggling with sovereign debt crises.

Most of the trendiest ideas have to do with the "green" economy, an area in which Barack Obama has pledged to spend some $150 billion.

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Key central departments yesterday pledged to crack down on bribe-taking by government officials.

But Mr Chen pledged to put constitutional change at the centre of the agenda for his remaining time in office.

Has anyone become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else marry her.

to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

The Government has pledged to reduce the average waiting time of elderly singletons who wish to live by themselves to two years by 2005.

Every rich country dutifully signed up to the millennium development goals and pledged to halve world hunger by 2015.

She has pledged to continue the pro-business policies of her predecessor by courting international investment and expanding free trade.

Mr. Toyoda pledged to get his hands dirty by zooming in on myriad issues.

On Monday, France and Britain pledged to deploy attack helicopters to help the rebels amid their standoff with Gadhafi's forces.

It pledged to "work toward a more balanced pattern of global growth, recognizing the responsibilities of surplus and deficit countries. "

During the past four years, 674 universities and community colleges across the United States have pledged to become climate-neutral.

At a meeting in Paris, governments and international agencies pledged to help rebuild the country.

Mexico, the United States and Canada pledged to work together to convert Mexico's research reactor to low enriched uranium.

Already, countries that have been dilatory in cutting their deficits have pledged to be more resolute.

The South Korean government has pledged to help businesses whose financial survival has been threatened by KIKO liabilities.

With the tyrant now out of the way, transitional leaders have pledged to raise the artificially low Qaddafi-era wages.

The bank has pledged to increase funds to strengthen growth.

The British prime minister, Gordon Brown, has pledged to boycott the summit rather than share a table with Mr Mugabe.

His Fianna Fail-led coalition has pledged to outline its fiscal plans for the next four years ahead of the December 7th budget.

As the president talked tough, lawmakers pledged to explore ways to stop him.

Communities from China and Japan have pledged to make further contributions to boost the friendship between the two countries.

The president pledged to redouble efforts toward a stronger international nonproliferation regime.

And I gave the speech to the Palestinian National Council that I had pledged to deliver at Wye River.

Robben, who has been linked with a move away, pledged to stay at Chelsea after Saturday's FA Cup final success over Manchester United.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged to spend more than US$10 billion on vaccine development and deployment in the next decade.

The two countries pledged to work together to strengthen the global financial system and reform the international financial architecture.

We have come as your space and spiritual family and are pledged to bringing you back to full divine consciousness.

Russia on Tuesday pledged to support India's bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

The President says financial officials have pledged to support key financial institutions and prevent their failure.

The other 15 countries that use the euro have pledged to help, but the bloc remains divided over just where the threshold for aid lies.

In 2001, in Abuja, Nigeria, African heads of state pledged to devote at least 15% of national budgets to the health sector.

Fernando Torres has pledged to help Maxi Rodriguez adapt to English football - but he is expecting something in return.

Both sides pledged to work with other parties involved for an early resumption of the Six-Party Talks.

It has released a senior pro-Taliban Pakistani militant, Sufi Mohammad, whose banned faction has pledged to renounce violence.

Obama, in turn, has pledged to engage with countries considered problematic by the United States.

After the meeting, the leaders of both sides pledged to further strengthen cooperation and signed three agreements.

The two heads of state pledged to join hands and forge ahead to uplift China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination to a new level.

Just as you have pledged to make some changes, talk with your partner about the changes he or she can make, too.

When I came into office, I pledged to bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end.

The UK has pledged to reduce carbon emissions by 7m tonnes a year after this time.

She pledged to work closely with whatever government emerged at the end of Mr Netanyahu's still fraught coalition-building.

The president pledged to abide by whatever decisions the country's new parliament may make on his political future.

Still, Jimmy longed to live in my parents' house and work at his old job and I pledged to help him return.

Yesterday, I held a fiscal summit where I pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term in office.

A "Delhi Declaration" adopted at the end of the summit pledged to strengthen the partnership between India and Africa.

The $10 million assistance package the United States has pledged to Thailand will also include efforts of experts in antiquity restoration.

Russia says the system contradicts the spirit of the 1975 Helsinki declaration, which pledged to make exit and entry easier.

It has pledged to publish figures "naming and shaming" those universities that pay large numbers of staff below the minimum wage.

The strikes fizzled out yesterday as authorities pledged to cut some of the fees and offered new relief to the truckers.

The German government has pledged to support a sale with several billion euro in credit guarantees.

Obama has pledged to increase U. S. troop strength in Afghanistan to turn back a resurgent Taliban.

In a brief address, he pledged to fight corruption, to work for fair elections, and to work to move towards peace in the Niger Delta.

It has pledged to redistribute income, spend more on households, cut waste and wrest control of policy from bureaucrats.

But he added that he and his lawyers were now hesitant about suing the Suzhou internet police, a step he had pledged to take earlier.

It also hastened the resignation of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who had pledged to step down once the package had been passed.

Saying the country and its economy are at a moment of maximum challenge, Geithner pledged to get to work.

Chen Xiaoling, vice head of the provincial labor and social security department, pledged to provide more training for farmers.

Earlier this year, world leaders pledged to make $250 billion in financing available for trade finance over two years.

They pledged to ensure 'a peaceful transition of power in the framework of a free and democratic system. '

And Bush pledged to the cadets, who soon will become regular Army officers, that the day will come when those terrorists will face justice.

The carmaker announced an overhaul of its ethics controls and pledged to "foster a culture of openness and honesty" .

Five years ago, Beijing pledged to cut by a fifth its industry's energy intensity, a measure of energy consumed by unit of output.

The case was brought by the Bush administration, but President Barack Obama has pledged to take an even tougher line on trade with China.

In a two-hour online interview with citizens on Saturday, Mr. Wen pledged to reduce food costs and tackle surging property prices.

In an attempt to avert an asset bubble , the government has pledged to increase land supply.

The European Union, too, has pledged to make a 30 percent reduction as part of a global agreement.

World leaders at a UN summit in Rome have pledged to reduce trade barriers and boost agricultural production to combat a global food crisis.

Would that you had come a year ago. I am pledged to wed the noble Hizdahr zo Loraq.

Big technology companies have pledged to make many thousands of books available online.

The British government has pledged to create more environmentally friendly homes and to make all new homes zero carbon by 2016.

Wen pledged to enhance mutual trust and cooperation with the European side and push forward China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership.

He pledged to champion the cause of the industry along with the officials of the tobacco-growing provinces.

On Monday, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami pledged to cover the cost of the surgery, estimated at around , 000.

He also pledged to work more closely with opposition Republican lawmakers, who made significant gains in November's elections.

Finally, I pledged to do more to support education, health care, and economic development for the poorest tribes.

Nokia has pledged to strike back at Apple and produce mobile phones that will compete effectively with the US technology company's iPhone.

The Obama administration had already pledged to reduce its deficit in this way, but had been urging the G-20 to focus on stimulus spending.

The United States, the island's main military supplier, has pledged to defend Taiwan from an unprovoked attack.

While you begin to Ti unexpectedly gentle pledged to do violence eccentric and unreasonable later become disobedient.

That regime pledged to reveal and destroy all of its weapons of mass destruction as a condition for ending the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

Barack Obama has pledged to hold joint military exercises with South Korea this week, after the artillery bombardment .

Chen Guangbiao, a 42-year-old recycling entrepreneur, has pledged to give all his money to charity when he dies.

Sir Richard Branson has pledged to invest $3bn over the next 10 years in renewable-energy initiatives.

The president pledged to offset his proposed spending increases with cuts elsewhere.

But Intel immediately pledged to appeal against the decision, denying its practices had violated European law.

Hu also pledged to further cooperation with Russia in energy-saving, environmental protection, and disaster prevention and relief.

Throughout his presidential campaign, Obama pledged to fill his Cabinet with individuals from a range of backgrounds.

Second, the Alliance pledged to improve the quality, amount, and speed of our information sharing.

Mr Abbott had pledged to scrap it for a much cheaper mixed-delivery system.

Thestudents pledged to cheer the Jets to victory Sunday in the AmericanFootball Conference championship game against the Indianapolis Colts.

If schools can, they should ditch the lifts altogether and install remote cameras to film practice, as Notre Dame has pledged to do.

Mr Wen pledged to abolish agricultural taxes next year, two years ahead of schedule.

George Osborne, the Tory chancellor of the exchequer, this week pledged to implement the ICB's recommendations in full.

The US and Russia yesterday pledged to cut their strategic nuclear arsenals by a third and pursue closer bilateral ties.

The United States, China, the European Union all have pledged to cash and relief supplies.

On foreign policy, President Obama again pledged to remove all U. S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of August.

Since his return, Mr Thaksin has pledged to stay out of politics.

As a free-marketeer, he has pledged to continue the reforms of his master.

Mistakenly, Mr Osborne has pledged to scrap the FSA and transfer its role to a complacent Bank of England.

Google has pledged to the EU that it will preserve some information-sharing restrictions in place at DoubleClick.

Milan President Silvio Berlusconi has pledged to make his side great again, possibly with the return of Andriy Shevchenko.

IV. Both sides pledged to continue mutual support on issues involving national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

By the treaty, each country is pledged to assisting the other in case of war.

Minister Krishna and Secretary Clinton pledged to intensify collaboration on energy security and climate change.

Kremlin-sponsored youth thugs had called him a traitor and pledged to punish him.

According to this pamphlet, the CLUB OF ROME was pledged to a consortium which controls all international finance.

Europe's eastern half, a traditional market for Russian nuclear technology, has largely pledged to stick with nuclear generation.

Mr Obama had also previously pledged to nurture growth in domestic oil production, to counter Republican cries of "Drill, baby, drill. "

Co-chief executive officers Jim Hagemann Snabe and Bill McDermott have pledged to accelerate product releases and cut internal red tape.

The Mongolian side also pledged to enhance coordination and cooperation with China to safeguard regional peace and stability.

Meanwhile the Palace Museum has pledged to investigate fresh allegations by blogger Long Can of other cover ups at the Museum.

Already recognized as the greenest city in Europe, Copenhagen's has pledged to become the first carbon-neutral capital city by 2025.

Geithner agreed on the importance of oversight and accountability, and he pledged to provide the panel with the information it needs.

It also pledged to set up a hotline for citizens to request more information.

Live on Chinese TV, local businesses pledged to give money and build free housing for victims -- an unusual display of civic charity.

Nevertheless, Obama pledged to conduct a thorough budget review to eliminate unnecessary or wasteful spending.

Netanyahu Sunday blamed the attack on Palestinian militants from Gaza who had infiltrated the region and he pledged to respond.

The maid's attorneys, meanwhile, pledged to fight what they said was a smear campaign against her.

Mr Tusk had pledged to complete the highway before next summer's European soccer championships, which Poland is co-hosting with Ukraine.

And both sides have pledged to resolve the currency and oil disputes in talks led by the African Union before the end of September.

In its February budget presentation, the Congress Party-led government pledged to cut its deficit to a still hefty 5. 5% of GDP.

This year, Europe's political leaders pledged to do "whatever it takes" to save the euro.

China and the International Atomic Energy Agency have pledged to work together to improve nuclear security in East Asia.

In return, the rest of the world pledged to use nuclear technology only for peaceful purposes.

He says he will ultimately give away 99% of his wealth, most of which he has already pledged to the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation.

If their plan is approved, water agencies in the Central Valley and southern California have pledged to foot the bill for construction.

IN April, President Obama pledged to seek peace and security in a world without nuclear weapons.

There was growing evidence that Col. Gadhafi was supplying fresh arms to tribes in the west who had pledged to defend his regime.

Coup leaders have pledged to install a civilian administration in two weeks.

In other words, he pledged to be a realist president.

House Democrats have pledged to not support the measure unless tax rates rise for the nation's wealthiest estates.

He conceded that his 'contacts with foreign investors haven't been close enough, ' and pledged to increase interaction.

In hopes of bringing further relief, finance ministers also pledged to lower interest rates and extend debt maturities.

Upon completion of the prisoner exchange, Egypt has pledged to re-open its border crossing with Gaza at Rafah.

European stocks rose as euro-area finance ministers pledged to strengthen the safety net for debt- strapped countries.

Captain Camara and Guinea's ruling military council have pledged to cooperate fully with the UN investigation.

The chief executives of GM, Ford and Chrysler recently pledged to work for an annual salary of $1.

Palestinians have pledged to work to improve security in the West Bank and impose order in the West Bank town of Jenin.

The Japanese government said suicide rates are a priority and pledged to cut the number of suicides by more than 20 percent by 2016.

But rich nations have not pledged to cut enough carbon to take the world out of danger.

Central- and local-government officials have pledged to investigate school collapses.

Compare that to what governments have pledged to spend.

He pledged to hold a parliamentary debate to forge a national counter-terrorism policy.

The old Obama pledged to take public financing in the general election. The new one will spend what it takes.

Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has pledged to do everything in his power to cooperate with National Congress.

With Mr Medvedev watching from the sidelines, Mr Putin pledged to tackle inflation, cut oil taxes and modernise the economy.

Portugal's troubles differ from Ireland, which pledged to cover huge losses at its banks, and Greece, which lied about its debt.

China has pledged to join the World Trade Organization's government procurement agreement, which limits a country's ability to discriminate.

Europe has pledged to cut emissions by at least 20% by 2020 from 1990 levels, and by 30% if other advanced economies follow suit.

NATO defense ministers have pledged to stay the course in their two-month air campaign against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

The Ministers pledged to maintain and enhance coordination and consultation on DPRK related issues.

In March, when the inspections were stopped, I had pledged to seek UN sanctions against North Korea and refused to rule out military action.

Hours before Wednesday's vote, China's central bank pledged to increase the flexibility of the yuan.

and while he was there pledged to protect tax breaks for American corporations that hide their profits offshore.

China pledged to gradually reform its currency-exchange rate, without offering any timetable.

The spokesman, Hong Sang-pyo also said both sides pledged to strengthen cooperation between Beijing and Seoul.

The previous Labour government pledged to cover half of the capital expenditure.

In its licence-renewal application Google pledged to "abide by Chinese law" .

Despite the expense, local authorities appear undeterred and have pledged to plug the financial hole for the "Red Channel. "

Beijing has pledged to decouple hospital revenues from pharmaceuticals sales.

In lost time, you can withstand a great sorrow to stand up? It also pledged to look forward to the future?

And just last week, the United Nations pledged to upgrade its space weather forecasts.

Wang Zongnan, chairman of Shanghai government-owned Bright, has pledged to keep existing management when acquiring foreign companies.

At a summit on February 11th, the EU's national leaders pledged to take "determined and co-ordinated action" to preserve the euro.

Pyongyang has freed US and South Korean detainees and has pledged to co-operate on investment and tourism projects.

Iran insists it only wants nuclear power for peaceful purposes and has pledged to press on with the programme.

The president pledged to build a "new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants" .

He pledged to crack down on rising crime.

At the funeral in Trondheim, Ahmet Davutoglu pledged to work for more democracy, tolerance and openness.

The Leftist, Social Democrats who pledged to tax the rich and preserve social benefits suffered their own Greek tragedy.

Auvinen published a manifesto online demanding war on the "weak-minded masses" and pledged to die for his cause.

Government has pledged to make life-saving medication available to all.

They also pledged to improve cross- border trading by harmonizing quality standards .

He's also planning to appoint a chief technology officer and has pledged to get true broadband to every community in the country.

China pledged to manage the renminbi against a basket of global currencies when it broke the dollar peg.

The Fed had previously pledged to keep rates low for an 'extended period. '

The ministers said they " pledged to continue fair trade practices and to achieve an orderly regional rice trade" .

Allied and Iraqi forces suspended their attacks as Iraq pledged to accept all United Nations resolutions concerning Kuwait.

Mr Fan claimed the Chinese government was on its side and had even pledged to send technicians to restore its website.

The operator this week also pledged to return 5, 000 jobs in call centres to the US that had been moved overseas.

The Liberal Democrats' general-election manifesto pledged to abolish them.

The US has pledged to help Taiwan defend itself.

IV. The two sides pledged to support each other on matters concerning sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Spokesman Ma Zhaoxu didn't give details of the sanctions, but pledged to retaliate against companies involved in the sale.

In his first speech as president, Mr Aquino pledged to stamp out corruption.

S. has pledged to prosecute anyone responsible for leaking the data to the WikiLeaks website.

The Indian Prime Minister has pledged to make every effort to find those responsible for Wednesday's attacks on Mumbai.

U. S. congressional leaders have pledged to renew efforts to pass an economic rescue package later in the week.

In the campaign, I had pledged to support federal funding to establish drug courts based on the Miami model all across the country.

In the G-20 draft, nations with large current account surpluses, including China, Germany and Japan pledged to boost private consumption.

He has pledged to investigate a supposedly secret deal allowing American nuclear-armed vessels to use Japanese ports.

Nigeria's new Vice President Namadi Sambo has pledged to improve the economy and tackle corruption.

Sohu also pledged to remove pirated video content from its site and set up a fund to buy licenses for Hollywood movies and TV shows.

Georgia has accused the Russian troops of backing separatists and has pledged to bring both areas back under central government control.

Spain's environment ministry this week pledged to pump water over from the Tagus river basin early next year.

Many governments have pledged to increase women's work hours, but it is hard to do.

The total pledged to date (cumulatively, not per year) is $300m, of which just 10% has actually been spent.

One Bolo is driven over the edge by the very humans it is pledged to protect.

Under the deal, both pledged to further open their service sectors and offer national treatment to investors from the other country.

The government has pledged to cut Amazon deforestation by 80 percent over the next decade.

Mr. Rockefeller has given or pledged to give at his death more than $1 billion to charitable causes.

It's the first time the Fed has pledged to keep rates so low for a specific period.

Soon afterwards, Mr Obama also pledged to negotiate a new treaty on nuclear disarmament with Russia.

Mr Zapatero has pledged to look after them, but that will cost money.