He promised never to be a joint owner of another company.

VOA: special.2009.05.31

And although Jacob appears to be something of an anti-hero He actually literally limps into the Promised Land alone Jacob is a new and honest man.

尽管雅各布貌似是一个反英雄式人物,他实际上确实是独自艰难地进入应许之地的,雅各布是一个全新的诚实的人。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

If then You slay this people to a man, the nations who have heard Your fame will say, 'It must be because the Lord was powerless to bring that people into the land He had promised them on oath that He slaughtered them in the wilderness.

如今你若把这些人杀了，那听到你名声的国家会说,耶和华因为不能把这些人领进,向他们起誓的应许之地,所以在旷野中把他们杀了。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

The judge promised there would be one. But,he says,for that to happen, Karadzic must first appear in court.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

He said the program will be funded by some of the $500 billion promised to the IMF at the Group of 20 summit.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

She says the girl has perhaps already been promised in marriage, so her family does not want her to be stigmatized by the community.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth said in the House of Commons that government is doing all it can to adequately protect troops in Afghanistan and he promised more assets would be moved into the theater of operation, but he underlined the mission will remain dangerous.

VOA: standard.2009.07.13