At the conference on children, President Bush and leaders of 70 other nations made no specific pledges of new assistance.

But I don't think it's sensible today to write a Conservative budget for 2009 or 2010, with specific pledges on tax reduction.

The Reagan Administration did not make a specific pledge but said it hoped to give close to the $148 million it gave last year.

On her most specific pledge - "to cut 2,000 mid-management-level paper pushers" - she can expect a fight.

The hypocrisy here does not belong just to the few who made specific pledges.

Ken has made a specific pledge on the single bus fare, saying it would come down to £1.20.

But they refused to give specific pledges before the 1992 conference and completion of the climate convention.

A specific financial pledge is needed to achieve this.

During the 1997 campaign, a pledge card with five specific pledges was issued and detailed in the manifesto too.

For the first time, developing countries also agreed to look at how they can cut emissions in the future - but did not make specific pledges.