President Buchanan had promised the people of Kansas that they would have a fair chance to vote on their constitution.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

During the campaign, Harrison had promised to enforce the civil service law that protected the job rights of government workers.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

We traveled slowly to save fuel and because we had promised our worried parents that we would not drive fast.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

And he had promised not to give up any federal property in the states that seceded.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

He had promised to do this, and they needed the money.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

Garfield denied he had promised anything to Conkling.

VOA: special.2010.04.22