"promise" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He said she had always refused any gifts or support from her rich lover, relying instead on Murphy's promise to marry her once he was divorced.
- He persuaded his chamber to approve a budget bill including the voracious asbestos plan, relying on Mr. Cuomo's promise to veto that section.
- After five years' service, Mr Rump was ordered to work outside the south of England and, relying on his manager's promise, he refused.
- Then came Kaata's answer: "I can't rely either on your promise or on that of a dying man.
- Although it is technically still the company's money, and thus subject to creditor claims, the account is considered safer than relying solely on a company's promise to pay.
- Normally anyone relying on a kender's promise would be considered loony, unstable, in- competent and just plain daft, all of which descriptions fit Fizban to a tee.
- As you know, we have a number of important clients who rely on our promise of privacy.
- Much of photography's credibility as a popular art form relies on its promise of visual truth, embodied in the axiom that the camera never lies.
- An unsecured loan means the lender relies on the borrower's promise to pay it back.
- "I shall rely on your promise."
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