But doing so requires more than shallow promises.

Second, the emptiness of G 8 leaders words puts the world at risk.

Does the pied piper of Venezuela offer a fairer and better way to grow?

For too many years empty promises and hollow exhortations have filled the diplomatic and political airways while the pathways to a better world remain a difficult road to traverse.

There is certainly good reason to be concerned about Maliki s temperament, his small group of advisers, his tendency to exercise personal control in the use of state power, and his reputation, partly merited, of making empty promises.

The G 20 s Empty Promises

The Shia are the majority in Iraq, and the Sunnis need to become reconciled with that fact. There is certainly good reason to be concerned about Maliki s temperament, his small group of advisers, his tendency to exercise personal control in the use of state power, and his reputation, partly merited, of making empty promises.

The promises are grand, but the actions have not measured up.

At that summit, we committed ourselves to act, not simply to mouth empty words.

These are the right things to promise. But what will such promises mean?

What is needed now is not more declarations or promises, but action action to fulfil the promises already made.

Peril or Promise in North Korea?

Visceral sparring matches are continuing, with the Dalai Lama recently describing Tibetans lives under China as a hell on earth.

The time has come to act on those promises.

Ptolemy ruled over Egypt, southern Syria (known as Coele Syria), and various territories on the southern coast of Asia Minor.

Despite the promises, aid continued to decline.

Unfortunately, we failed to deliver on that promise.

The many promises made have not been acted upon.

We should leave the creationists to their hollow convictions and happily embrace the uncertainties inherent in a truly empirical approach to understanding the world.

Politicians can make endless promises, but if the budget doesn t add up, politics is little more than mere words.

But few people took those promises seriously.

But these promises are not sustainable.

This session of the General Assembly is not the time for more promises.

Though the G 8 had made a clear promise, there was no plan on how to fulfill it indeed, there were clear instructions that there would be no such plan.

Instead, the European Union needs a new direction.

My own country, the US, shows the largest gap between promises and reality.

So let us make sure we live up to our promises to the world's poor.

Now it s time to role up our sleeves and achieve what we ve promised.

Given China s record as a provider of aid to Pakistan, these promises will quickly be realized.

This increased transparency carries both promise and peril for the companies involved.

All of this has been promised but not delivered.

This idea of promise and progress was central to Argentines.

Only time can tell to what extent, and how fast, such promises will be fulfilled.

Mere promises by the recipient, history tells us, are not enough.

Aid to the poorest countries is stagnant, despite years of promised increases.

We must follow up our promises with regard to alternative livelihoods.

Panel discussion on World AIDS Day Keep the promise Stop AIDS now! (sponsored by the United States Mission)

Panel discussion on World AIDS Day Keep the promise Stop AIDS now! (sponsored by the United States Mission)

With each approach, Palestinian leaders, believing Arab states hollow proclamations of solidarity with their cause, have failed to measure accurately their own powers vis à vis the Israelis.

NEW YORK The heart of any government is found in its budget. Politicians can make endless promises, but if the budget doesn t add up, politics is little more than mere words.

What chance do we really have of keeping the promises made in 2000?

Some donors have now promised to do so, though only over time others are not ready to go that far, but have promised more aid than they currently give.

Carbon emissions have kept increasing, despite repeated promises of cuts.

Reckless populist promises left a gaping 16 of GDP budget deficit.

The difficulty with this Augustinian approach Lord, make me chaste, but not yet is that promises of future discipline usually are not credible.