Too many promises have been broken promises made by several African leaders, by several Western leaders and especially the promises of the entire international community.

Chen, however, seems to believe the government s promises

Or problems to be solved by empty campaign promises of presidents come and gone.

V. HIGH LEVEL COMMITMENT TO KEEPING THE PROMISE OF THE WORLD SUMMIT FOR CHILDREN

The changing post cold war era is replete with promises of improved understanding and cooperation.

It's no secret from any of you that I've mocked my marriage vows,... ..that I've openly disgraced my husband and myself.

Enthralled by promises of material well being and security, they had exaggerated expectations of romantic wedded bliss.

The Obama administration, struggling to fulfill its own promises of change, should be more understanding of its Japanese counterpart.

It should be recalled that the unfulfilled promises of the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development were partly a result of its lack of resources.

We are more than simply national symbols of urban blight or problems to be solved by empty campaign promises of presidents come and gone.

The population has been motivated by government failures to deliver on promises of land reform, lower unemployment and provision of social services, and historical exploitation by the land holding elite.

We should think of North Korea s economic transition process as a prerequisite for full denuclearization, rather than simply holding out the promise of a big assistance package as a quid pro quo .

It made the valley of tears bearable both by offering financial and other assistance and by holding out the promise of membership and economic prosperity in the near future.

The government has as usual responded with promises and accusations. A government spokesperson said 5,000 new jobs would be created in Kasserine in response to the protests. However, protesters have dismissed these promises.

Enticed by promises of food, shelter and security and sometimes plied with drugs, child soldiers are at times led to commit atrocities against other armed groups and civilian populations, sometimes even against their own communities.

The problem was that the Europeans did not understand what marriage really meant and why they should want to get married. Enthralled by promises of material well being and security, they had exaggerated expectations of romantic wedded bliss.

Especially, the view of the Washington Consensus seems irretrievable its grand tale is now beyond the pale in the region's societies after it did not deliver the promised prosperity.

49. In the general debate, the representative of the Organization of African Unity, Mr. Venant Wege Nzomwita, condemned the dilatory tactics of the South African Government in holding out to the black majority enticing promises that were never fulfilled.

Today we reiterate our offer that the actual lifting of the arms embargo be deferred for six months, but we can no longer be consoled by promises that never materialize and may, in fact, be as unreachable as the end of the rainbow.

Successful coups legitimated by popular support (or at least acquiescence) and oiled with promises to restore democracy may become infectious, encouraging copycats in neighboring states where governments are also weak or failing.

It works slowly, if at all, because elected governments are often reluctant to implement their promises and may not feel bound by those of previous administrations (especially if they owe their victory to voters who are rebelling against years of belt tightening with no evidence of renewed growth).

And now, with a Republican controlled House of Representatives, Obama might not be able to fulfill major foreign policy promises, including ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, a key item in the president s vision for reinvigorating the Non Proliferation Treaty.

The images of voters in Afghanistan in October 2004 and a few months later in Iraq, in January 2005, were vivid reminders of the promise of democracy and of the power of the ballot box to transform subjects of dictatorship or victims of civil war into citizens able to exercise their political rights.

The international community as a whole must respond concretely not with promises but with deeds in order to strengthen the transition process in Palestine through sustained economic and technical cooperation that will make it possible to consolidate the institutions and generate productive employment, so that the embryonic peace can be buttressed by tangible results in the shortest possible time.