Word: vowing
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...when Giovanni is at the front. He is brought down in an air fight over enemy terrain. Thinking he is dead, Angela studies to be a nun. Giovanni recovers but gets caught trying to walk back to Italy. By the time he escapes prison camp, Angela has taken her vow of chastity. Giovanni pleads with her to break it. She has no sooner convinced him that this is impossible than a bomb drops on Giovanni. This time he is really done...
Raising his hand high at last Jan Bat'a took a solemn vow "in the presence of our dead chief to uphold his ideals: service to customers through cheap shoe production and service to fellow workers through high wages...
Tempted by these suggestions, tugged by a father's love, ex-King Alfonso rose eventually superior to temptation, was said to have voiced his "horror." Pious, he registered a vow to prevent the marriage of either of his daughters by every means within his power...
...meeting is held on Monday I shall be placed in a most embarrassing position," said he. "When I took the vow of silence I made only three exceptions: First, if I am in distress and can only be assisted by speaking. Second, if somebody else is in distress who can be helped by my speaking. Third, if exceptional circumstances prevail such as an unexpected call from the Viceroy or other high official who must be seen in the interest of the cause. Thus my appearance at the committee meeting on Monday can only come under the third exception, but only...
...much longer than I thought necessary. He came to see me on his weekly day of silence and therefore he wrote down all his questions, and such comments as what he thought of my tongue when I put it out at a gesture from him. I registered a mental vow that if ever a germ got down me again I would not let him know about...