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Once again the Saudis have delivered a hammer blow to fellow producers, it promises to be the final nail in the coffin for those shale producers and their lenders hanging on for a short-term price reprieve. – David Hufton	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Since then, my office has been contacted by countless veterans who have described the mismanagement of the program. Our veterans selflessly put themselves in harm’s way with their military working dogs, yet too many of them are now separated because of hollow promises from our government. They deserve answers, and it’s for this reason that I am requesting the House Armed Services Committee to launch a formal inquiry into the adoptions of these combat dogs. for four years I continuously tried to email this company asking about where he was. – Jeff DeYoung	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The Americans have not acted on their promises and (only) removed the sanctions on paper. – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
These awful incidents continue to occur with unacceptable regularity. In addition, despite public promises to investigate such incidents, we have yet to see progress in any such investigations, we are possibly looking at the commission of international crimes by members of the Coalition. – Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Ted has kept those promises and every other promise he has made to the people of Texas, it is with that trust that he's earned that he's going to move forward and unite our party. – Mike Lee	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I have always leaned left, admired Scandinavian countries, voted for Smer in last election - but I won't support them this time, fico's welfare packages are pure populism, but he hasn't delivered on his promises to make real change. – Bohuslav Ilavsky	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Here's what I know: Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud, his promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. He's playing members of the American public for suckers. He gets a free ride to the White House, and all we get is a lousy hat. – Mitt Romney	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Even among those who think the president has not yet fulfilled many of his pre-election promises, 70 percent are willing to support Putin. – VTsIOM	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
In this campaign Rouhani and his coalition have been saying that the nuclear deal was the first step to economic and political dignity, and that these elections were the next step, if the election is favorable to Rouhani, it becomes his responsibility to fulfill campaign promises. – Reza Marashi	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We will continue to fight for a European way out of the refugee crisis as long as it also promises to be successful in diminishing the number of refugees, however, should some countries try to unilaterally shift the collective problem onto the back of Germany, it would be unacceptable and would not be without consequences from our side in the long term. – De Maiziere	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If the Assad regime does not live up to its responsibilities and if the Iranians and the Russians do not hold Assad to the promises that they have made ... then the international community obviously is not going to sit there like fools and watch this. There will be an increase of activity to put greater pressure on them, there is a possibility there will be additional ground troops. – State John Kerry	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There is a big gap between promises and delivery. – Sandeep Upadhyay	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Like its twin, the Chevrolet Bolt EV, the Ampera-e promises to transform the electric vehicle market in Europe as the first EV that combines long range at an affordable price. – Executive Mary Barra on Thursday	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I'm fighting for people that cannot make those changes and I'm not making promises that I cannot keep. – Bill Clinton	Found on CNN 8 years ago
In a few months we will see who has really kept their promises ... and how our customers react, i sleep well today. – Sebastien Imbourg	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
What airline customers want is that we stick to promises. Many people talk about the future but miss the present. – Sebastien Imbourg	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We are going to Geneva to put to the test the seriousness of the international community in its promises to the Syrian people and to also test the seriousness of the regime in implementing its humanitarian obligations, we want to show the world our seriousness in moving toward negotiations to find a political solution. – Riyad Naasan Agha	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
People are upset. People believe that promises made have not been promises kept. There comes a point when you’ve had it. – Iowa Republican Party	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I fled to Germany to build my future. But I realized I can't build it on fake promises. – Leith Khdeir Abbas	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We are standing on the promises of Second Corinthians, 7:14, two Corinthians! – Ted Cruz	Found on CNN 8 years ago
As voters you have reasons to doubt the credibility of the promises of a political candidate who discovers the issue after he announces for president. – Donald Trump	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Unless he crosses a line, I doubt it hurts him. On some level, he wants to be careful, he promises to be something to be different, at a certain point he can take it too far and look like everyone else. – Mo Elleithee	Found on CNN 8 years ago
He says whatever he needs to say to get elected, and then he's going to do as he pleases, i think people are tired of a political class that promises much and delivers much of the same. – Carly Fiorina	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Back in 2013, the Rubio campaign believed it would benefit them politically if they broke their promises to the Florida voters and pushed amnesty, remember, that was back when Senator Rubio was on the cover of Time magazine named 'The Savior.' Well, they're regretting that decision now. – The Texas senator	Found on CNN 8 years ago

Once again the Saudis have delivered a hammer blow to fellow producers, it promises to be the final nail in the coffin for those shale producers and their lenders hanging on for a short-term price reprieve.

– David Hufton

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Since then, my office has been contacted by countless veterans who have described the mismanagement of the program. Our veterans selflessly put themselves in harm’s way with their military working dogs, yet too many of them are now separated because of hollow promises from our government. They deserve answers, and it’s for this reason that I am requesting the House Armed Services Committee to launch a formal inquiry into the adoptions of these combat dogs. for four years I continuously tried to email this company asking about where he was.

– Jeff DeYoung

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The Americans have not acted on their promises and (only) removed the sanctions on paper.

– Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

These awful incidents continue to occur with unacceptable regularity. In addition, despite public promises to investigate such incidents, we have yet to see progress in any such investigations, we are possibly looking at the commission of international crimes by members of the Coalition.

– Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Ted has kept those promises and every other promise he has made to the people of Texas, it is with that trust that he's earned that he's going to move forward and unite our party.

– Mike Lee

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I have always leaned left, admired Scandinavian countries, voted for Smer in last election - but I won't support them this time, fico's welfare packages are pure populism, but he hasn't delivered on his promises to make real change.

– Bohuslav Ilavsky

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Here's what I know: Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud, his promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. He's playing members of the American public for suckers. He gets a free ride to the White House, and all we get is a lousy hat.

– Mitt Romney

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Even among those who think the president has not yet fulfilled many of his pre-election promises, 70 percent are willing to support Putin.

– VTsIOM

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

In this campaign Rouhani and his coalition have been saying that the nuclear deal was the first step to economic and political dignity, and that these elections were the next step, if the election is favorable to Rouhani, it becomes his responsibility to fulfill campaign promises.

– Reza Marashi

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We will continue to fight for a European way out of the refugee crisis as long as it also promises to be successful in diminishing the number of refugees, however, should some countries try to unilaterally shift the collective problem onto the back of Germany, it would be unacceptable and would not be without consequences from our side in the long term.

– De Maiziere

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If the Assad regime does not live up to its responsibilities and if the Iranians and the Russians do not hold Assad to the promises that they have made ... then the international community obviously is not going to sit there like fools and watch this. There will be an increase of activity to put greater pressure on them, there is a possibility there will be additional ground troops.

– State John Kerry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There is a big gap between promises and delivery.

– Sandeep Upadhyay

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Like its twin, the Chevrolet Bolt EV, the Ampera-e promises to transform the electric vehicle market in Europe as the first EV that combines long range at an affordable price.

– Executive Mary Barra on Thursday

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I'm fighting for people that cannot make those changes and I'm not making promises that I cannot keep.

– Bill Clinton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

In a few months we will see who has really kept their promises ... and how our customers react, i sleep well today.

– Sebastien Imbourg

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

What airline customers want is that we stick to promises. Many people talk about the future but miss the present.

– Sebastien Imbourg

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are going to Geneva to put to the test the seriousness of the international community in its promises to the Syrian people and to also test the seriousness of the regime in implementing its humanitarian obligations, we want to show the world our seriousness in moving toward negotiations to find a political solution.

– Riyad Naasan Agha

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

People are upset. People believe that promises made have not been promises kept. There comes a point when you’ve had it.

– Iowa Republican Party

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I fled to Germany to build my future. But I realized I can't build it on fake promises.

– Leith Khdeir Abbas

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are standing on the promises of Second Corinthians, 7:14, two Corinthians!

– Ted Cruz

Found on CNN
8 years ago

As voters you have reasons to doubt the credibility of the promises of a political candidate who discovers the issue after he announces for president.

– Donald Trump

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Unless he crosses a line, I doubt it hurts him. On some level, he wants to be careful, he promises to be something to be different, at a certain point he can take it too far and look like everyone else.

– Mo Elleithee

Found on CNN
8 years ago

He says whatever he needs to say to get elected, and then he's going to do as he pleases, i think people are tired of a political class that promises much and delivers much of the same.

– Carly Fiorina

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Back in 2013, the Rubio campaign believed it would benefit them politically if they broke their promises to the Florida voters and pushed amnesty, remember, that was back when Senator Rubio was on the cover of Time magazine named 'The Savior.' Well, they're regretting that decision now.

– The Texas senator

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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