On the subject of promises, the UK agreed on 24 May 2005 as part of a joint EU commitment that it would increase ODA to 0.56% of GNI by fiscal year 2010/11 (and reach 0.7% in 2013).  In 2008, the UK’s ODA/GNI ratio was 0.43% of GDP.  Even when you take account of the possibility of a contraction of GNI from 2008...
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Quotations about promises, from The Quote Garden. ... Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them.  ~Thomas Fuller; Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.  ~Norman Vincent Peale;
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In the Weekly Address this morning, President Obama explains how the budget he sent to Congress will fulfill the promises he made as a candidate. On fiscal responsibility, a fair tax code, a clean energy economy, real health care reform, and education, this budget sets out a new vision for our country.
www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/28/Keeping-Promises/ www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/28/Keeping-Promises/
Good stuff about keeping promises from @brainsonfire, but the best part? @ScottMonty’s white bucks. - [link to post] ... Great post on keeping promises, critical to building real relationships, whether in social media or beyond. [link to post]
brainsonfire.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/30/keeping-prom... brainsonfire.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/30/keeping-promises/
Campaign Gifts · Promise Video · Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children · History · Make A Gift Now · Gift Pledge Form · Donate Online · Planned Giving ...
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Yes, somewhere people still make and keep promises. They choose not to quit when the going gets rough because they promised once to see it through. They stick to lost causes. They hold on to a love grown cold. They stay with people who have become pains in the neck. ... ILLUSTRATION; Keeping Promises...
www.preachingtoday.com/illustrations/weekly/01-08-13/13... www.preachingtoday.com/illustrations/weekly/01-08-13/13189.html
Starting under President Clinton, expanding under President Bush, and with bipartisan support in Congress all along the way, the United States has fully backed Colombia in meeting its bold promises of success. And the results speak for themselves.
www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/07/keeping_prom... www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/07/keeping_promises_among_partner.html
An analysis of the Social Security "Trust Fund" shows we are not doing a credible job of keeping these promises. Official reports show the trust fund having assets of $2.1 trillion. In reality, those dollars are just IOUs the government is writing to itself when it borrows from the fund to spend on unrelated programs.
www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2007/tst100707.htm
President Barack Obama says the $3.55-trillion federal budget that he proposes is a matter of "keeping promises.'' ... Keeping promises to whom? Big government is not the answer.
www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/02/obamas... www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/02/obamas_budget_keeping_promises.html
It’s no secret Jim Moran has no problem touting his ability to get earmarks but I was surprised to see an opinion by Lindsay Wood in today’s DC Examiner calling him out on it. ... Among the many infamous remarks Moran has made he promised to “earmark the $H ... Earlier this year CQ Today quoted Moran as saying,
bearingdrift.com/2008/12/25/keeping-promises/ bearingdrift.com/2008/12/25/keeping-promises/