hollow promise

collocation in English

meaningsofhollowandpromise

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hollow
adjective
uk
/ˈhɒl.əʊ/us
/ˈhɑː.loʊ/
having a hole or empty ...
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promise
noun
uk
/ˈprɒm.ɪs/us
/ˈprɑː.mɪs/
the act of saying that you will certainly ...
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(Definition ofhollowandpromisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhollow promise

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It was ahollowpromise, especially for those who bore the harshest consequences of the poll tax burden.
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My impression is that we are appeasing our consciences by talking about sustainable development, but that this is yet anotherhollowpromise.
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Nevertheless, it is better than nothing, and we might, at least, demonstrate that this initiative was ahollowpromise.
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If he has no more money, this is ahollowpromise.
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Does it remain his policy to protect playing fields, or is this just anotherhollowpromise, like the one on tax?
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It is ahollowpromiseto provide a statutory right to a transfer when the houses to which these people should be transferred have been sold.
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It is ahollowpromise.
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Neither is it of any benefit if state leaders travel to applicant countries and make hollow promises that membership is just around the corner.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We are not in the business of making hollow promises.
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Do not his subsequent remarks show that all those opening words were nothing but hollow promises?
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They have been disillusioned by short-term measures and hollow promises designed to win electoral popularity rather than to solve our deep-seated problems.
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