Word: vow
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...comments in the context of continuing the U.S. campaign against terrorism, his point of attack was Iraq's weapons programs rather than any links to the September 11 strikes, which have thus far proved elusive. President Bush sought to make the link by warning, in the context of his vow to punish states that support terrorism, that "if they develop weapons of mass destruction that will be used to terrorize nations, they will be held accountable." He demanded that Baghdad allow the resumption of UN arms inspections that ended late in 1998, when the U.S. and Britain launched four days...
...head home this Thursday, be it ten blocks from work or clear across the country, we are changed. We vow to slow down, to revel in our good fortune. We vow to appreciate the people we love - and perhaps more importantly, to appreciate the people we can?t stand...
...holidays we all revert back to our younger, less confident selves, trying desperately to mesh our adult existences and expectations into the sticky and alluring web of childhood roles and memories. This year, we vow, we will behave like someone who has her own apartment, pays her own bills, holds down a steady job and negotiates the pitfalls of a long-term relationship. We will not dissolve into tears when well-meaning neighbors ask us when are we getting married, already. We will not stomp up the stairs and kick our bedroom door closed if someone questions our take...
...have been rendered speechless. Three days after the attack, this man of few words picked up a bullhorn rather than a mike to reach the men of action at ground zero. A few days later, he was criticized for sounding like Dirty Harry channeling Winston Churchill--but his vow to take bin Laden "dead or alive" had an appealing clarity. And last week an impromptu Bush put the war in perspective after introducing the Nigerian President in the Rose Garden. Squinting into the sun, which eliminates any temptation to smirk or bite his lip, Bush promised that...
...kept his vow, although it’s taken the past week to work out the details...