(1) Six weeks ago, a flurry of announcements saw the promise of peace dangle tantalisingly before some of Africa's most wretched countries.

(2) Politicians promise what they want, not what they can do.

(3) She made him promise that he wouldn't do it again

(4) Merger mania during the 1996-2001 period failed to realize much of its promise and potential.

(5) It holds within it the promise of peace and security, and he smiles.

(6) He showed great promise even as a junior officer

(7) I did not keep my promise to go home early

(8) New approaches show promise , potentially bringing a proof of the Riemann hypothesis within reach.

(9) I definitely don't promise to stop hoping that you'll bury the hatchet already.

(10) Every indication points to the promise of continued improvements in the cost and performance of storage, depending on the technology involved.

(11) Day three started with the promise of very fine weather but we were met with a delivery of a sudden shower as we followed a narrow dirt trail.

(12) Although they all start out with great promise and potential, they invariably end up a disappointment and we hear nothing more about them.

(13) Forthcoming concerts promise a feast of music from around the world

(14) For him, this odd little satellite traveling around an evocative solar star represents promise and potential.

(15) On the contrary, molecular medicine holds remarkable promise for improving quality of life and delivering health care more equitably.

(16) We will not hand over our consciences in return for a hollow promise of safety.

(17) He's erratic and foul-prone, but he shows too much promise and low-post scoring potential to be ignored.

(18) Forthcoming concerts promise a feast of music

(19) In a statement to the US Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, quoted by Reuters, Pardew described the country as a nation of great promise and potential.

(20) Of course, the flip side of such promise is the potential for humiliation.