So was Mr Dobson pushed, or was he lured by a promise of future preferment?
Both main blocs campaigned on a promise of strengthening the welfare state and social justice.
Definite crowd pleasers, the songs maybe also carried a promise of what is in store in 2012.
Fox has so far been unable to deliver on a promise of spurring 1.5 million new jobs.
You can buy it on their website with a promise of 24 to 48 hour shipment.
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The high price of Swiss watches had been based on a promise of exceptional accuracy and reliability.
All financial instruments are a form of a promise of future cash flows.
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But they noted that the case reportedly included a promise of state money.
Outreach to new users, consolidation of existing users, and a promise of something better for those who have left.
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From this tiny base, there is at least a promise of an advance.
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These retailers consistently deliver on a promise of quality, and this approach has delivered strong returns for their businesses.
But their price is a promise of even more freedom for their domains.
Unfortunately, the 9-9-9 Plan has them both running at the same time, with a promise of a future constitutional change.
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They're all available for pre-order now with a promise of shipping in March, which happens to be, well, this month.
That is, brands offer a promise of personal validation through possession, which can ultimately land consumers on an endless, addictive treadmill.
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The fact that the merged Daimler-Chrysler intends to have two chief executives and two head offices is a promise of conflict.
Then the Fed seemed to panic and stepped in with a promise of another round of quantitative easing, which was dubbed QE2.
Princess Diana left us with a promise of what we can become.
Last month, when the union announced it had negotiated a 12% pay cut in exchange for a promise of no lay-offs, there was applause.
The film, locked in by its central character, is liberated by McTeer, whose long stride and ready smile seem like a promise of adventure.
The problem in Japan is that its banks have traditionally lent billions on the security of a bow and, often, a promise of political loyalty.
The worker agrees to forego the potential of finding higher bidders for his or her services each morning in return for a promise of regular income.
Of course, it may be that given a promise of five years in a BJP-led government, and a lucrative ministry or two, such niceties will fade.
It has enlisted the Greater Manchester Pension Fund to pay contractors, with a promise of a share of rent and profits when the homes are sold.
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And yes, German Riesling requires not just a promise of tasting but of full emotional commitment just ask the sommeliers who are drinking (and selling) the stuff.
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The business community likes what it sees so far, particularly a proposal to open the city's much underutilized waterfront to developers and a promise of speedy approval.
And now marketers, retailers and businesses are realizing there is a promise of something great in its application: the rise of geo-marketing, geo-social marketing and loyalty marketing.
' But they have produced legislation ... that will give amnesty now, legalize everyone that's here effectively today and then there's a promise of enforcement in the future.
The exhibition includes Kidd's last letter, with a promise of hidden treasure, the original inventory of all his plunder, and a genuine pirate flag from the 17th century.
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"I want you all to see the riv-er the way I see the riv-er, " he says, letting the word roll out slowly, a promise of ineffable revelations to come.
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