But he showed a certain promise, she was forced to concede.

They were in power because of certain promises.

He has made certain promises to the king of Spain.

I seem to read among his words a certain tragic promise.

However, certain promises are made with few realistic supports to ever become existent.

He clung to life long enough to extract certain promises from his son.

It seems he was persuaded to marry her after certain unspecified promises from the king.

Some of the raw material to be found here, though often very raw indeed, did hold a certain promise.

So they renamed it Morning, thinking the word lent a certain promise and elegance to their endeavor.

But ahead, above the bluff top, the distant stars glowed with certain promise.