vague promise

collocation in English

meaningsofvagueandpromise

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vague
adjective
uk
/veɪɡ/us
/veɪɡ/
not clearly expressed, known, described, ...
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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 ofvagueandpromisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvague promise

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Thevaguepromiseof not reducing resources is, frankly, not enough.
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We need to know a lot more before thisvaguepromisecan be accepted as a copper-bottomed guarantee.
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Today we have had only avaguepromiseon timing.
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A loose andvaguepromisefor the eventual introduction of a formal measure has been made, subject to the legislative timetable.
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Instead of getting avaguepromiseof industrial democracy, we are now to be given avaguepromiseof an industrial democracy in a strong and organic form.
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It does nothing concerning working people in the industries, although we have avaguepromiseabout that.
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I do not think avaguepromiseof that kind is enough.
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Now we see the same thing for the thirdtime—this assistance given and thevaguepromisethat somehow or other they will reorganise themselves.
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If he accepts that offer, he must put a date on it and not allow avaguepromiseto be carried into the future.
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We must obtain something more than avaguepromise.
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It would be a pity to delete clause 22 in return for avaguepromisethat a statement may be made before the summer recess.
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We are given avaguepromiseof a national housing plan some time next year.
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We have heard avaguepromiseabout that today, but have been given no assurance.
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We have had avaguepromisethat targets will be set.
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He said: "simply anothervaguepromisethat will be delivered some time or never".
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Nor is there any evidence to say that they could improve on what has gone before, except avaguepromiseof more flexibility.
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The present rathervaguepromiseof action is not good enough.
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All we have had is avaguepromiseto consider these matters without a committal to a single principle.
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That is avaguepromisein my view.
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I do not ask for half a day or avaguepromisefor the future.
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