Word: vow
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...neoconservatives and cutting deals with - or opening lines to - the remaining members of the axis of evil. Backed by a strong new team of career diplomats, Rice prevailed on Iraq to invite Iran to a regional conference on security and then swiftly agreed to attend, unwinding Washington's vow just a few weeks ago that it would have no direct contact with Tehran until it stopped enriching uranium...
...FRANCIS OF ASSISI The patron saint of animals took a vow of poverty in 1208 and rejected private property. In fact, St. Francis once stumbled upon a house his monks had built for themselves and pulled off the roof tiles...
...There may only be a few like Lindzen, but now there's an army of Gores, who vow not to stop until their message is heard...
...else am I qualified? When I was a little girl, I dreamed of becoming President. Or maybe I just dreamed that I was President. When I am President, I vow to write down my dreams so that we will never again have this confusion...
...traditional oath. Members of that board in particular, which is charged with protecting civil rights, felt torn about promising to uphold laws they felt were discriminatory. So the Council will debate whether public servants, during their swearing-in, can state that the oath was taken under protest and vow to work to strike "this section from the constitution and work to prevent any discriminatory impacts from its application." That way, supporters of the "anti-oath" say, they can take the oath with a clear conscience...