" In practical terms, the most important law in the code may well be the very first: " We enjoin, what is most necessary, that each man keep carefully his oath and his pledge ," which expresses a fundamental tenet of Anglo-Saxon law.

Some people speak of cultural coercion when the fear of falling out with the group may force people into wearing a certain style of dress, publicly reciting a creed or a pledge of allegiance which they find ethically reprehensible or starting to smoke when they would have preferred not to etc.

Willy Wo-Lap Lam writes that president Jiang Zemin's campaign against Falun Gong may have been used to promote allegiance to himself ; Lam quotes one party veteran as saying " by unleashing a Mao-style movement Falun Gong, Jiang is forcing senior cadres to pledge allegiance to his line.

A financial instrument that is insured by the pledge of assets from a third party, such as a deposit in a financial institution insured by a government agency may be considered an investment.

It rapidly spread to Limerick and elsewhere, and some idea of its popularity may be formed from the fact that at Nenagh 20, 000 persons are said to have taken the pledge in one day, 100, 000 at Galway in two days, and 70, 000 in Dublin in five days.

That may have been Pitt's intention, but it is not clear how far Lord Fitzwilliam had been authorised to pledge the government.

In signing the agreement, web companies pledge to identify and prevent the transmission of information that Chinese authorities deem objectionable, including information that “ breaks laws or spreads superstition or obscenity ,” or that “ may jeopardize state security and disrupt social stability .” As of 2006, the pledge had been signed by more than 3, 000 entities operating websites in China.

'" There is, in fact, a ritual for this that is supposed to take place the day before Rosh Hashana ( because one does not do such chores on a holy day ), known as Hatarat Nedarim ( Cancelling of Vows ), wherein the individual presents himself before a tribunal of three and recites a Hebrew formula, very different from that of Kol Nidrei, asking for annulment of every vow or pledge or prohibition that he swore " while I was awake or dreaming ", " whether they were matters relating to money, or to the body, or to the soul ".... And the tribunal responds by reciting three times, " May everything be permitted you, may everything be forgiven you, may everything be allowed you.

As part of the station's annual fundraising marathon, listeners who call in to pledge money to the station may request a favorite which the band will then perform on the spot.

This study showed that those who make the pledge but have sex are likely to deny ever pledging ; and many who were sexually active prior to taking the pledge deny their sexual history, which, it is speculated, may cause them to underestimate their risk of having STIs.

According to Rosenbaum, past research findings that virginity pledgers delayed sex may have been affected by their statistical method's inability to adjust fully for pre-existing differences between pledgers and non-pledgers: pledgers are much more negative towards premarital sex prior to even taking the pledge, so would be predicted to delay sex even if they hadn't taken the pledge.

* " When the women of the country come in and sit with you, though there may be but very few in the next few years, I pledge you that you will get ability, you will get integrity of purpose, you will get exalted patriotism, and you will get unstinted usefulness.

We now transfer to you, Mr. Minister, this great statue and trust that it may forever stand the pledge of friendship between France and the Great Republic of the United States.

In addition, some of Chen's supporters such as Vice-President Annette Lu have suggested that the pledge may have loopholes such as the definition of military force.

It called for signatories to " overthrow the kingdom of darkness " and pledge that " We shall to our power relieve the church and subjects of this kingdom of that opposition that hath been exercised upon their consciences, civil rights and liberties, that men may serve him holily, without fear, and possess their civil rights in quietness, without disturbance.

CKC members may only breed CKC recognised breeds and are required to sign a membership pledge not to engage in the buying, selling or breeding of dogs not purebred ( purebred being defined as eligible for CKC registration ).

He concluded his remarks by a pledge to follow the South whatever happened: " It is not for me to indicate the path she South may, in her wisdom, pursue ; but, sir, ... my whole heart is with her, and she will find me treading it with undivided affections.

Every student is required to sign the Code, which reads, " As a member of the Rhodes College community, I pledge my full and steadfast support to the Honor System and agree neither to lie, cheat, nor steal and to report any such violation that I may witness.

Reserve lands may not be seized legally, nor is the personal property of a band or a band member living on a reserve subject to " charge, pledge, mortgage, attachment, levy, seizure distress or execution in favour or at the instance of any person other than an Indian or a band " ( section 89 ( 1 ) of the Indian Act ).

After Davy Crockett was narrowly defeated for re-election in Tennessee, he famously said, " You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas ," and followed through on that pledge.

In Rothbardian anarcho-capitalism, there would first be the implementation of a mutually agreed-upon libertarian " legal code which would be generally accepted, and which the courts would pledge themselves to follow.

Refusal to take oaths meant that Quakers could be prosecuted under laws compelling subjects to pledge allegiance, as well as making testifying in court problematic.

Receive thou this pledge, and preserve it whole and unharmed until thy last breath, because thou shalt be held to an accounting therefore in the second and terrible Coming of our great Lord, God, and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

" Crowe went on to express scepticism of the planned " pledge of common action " against aggressors because he believed the actions of individual states would still be determined by national interests and the balance of power.

Another debate was created by Mike Hihn's claim that the term libertarianism has been used by anarchists longer than by minarchists .< Ref > Mike Hihn, " The Dallas Accord, Minarchists, and why our members sign a pledge ", Washington State Libertarian Party, August 2009 .</ ref > A related internal discussion concerns the philosophical divide over whether the Party should aim to be mainstream and pragmatic, or whether it should focus on being consistent and principled.

Henry, they declared, must make reparation to Gregory and pledge himself to obedience ; and they decided that, if, on the anniversary of his excommunication, he still lay under the ban, the throne should be considered vacant.

The Prime Minister and his ministers take the following pledge before the President of the RP: " Accepting the post of the Prime Minister I solemnly swear that I will faithfully follow the articles of the Constitution and other laws of the Republic of Poland, as well as the good of the Fatherland, and for me the well-being of its citizens will always be the supreme directive.

At the recommendation of Governor James Byrnes, Thurmond campaigned on the pledge that if he won, he would resign in 1956 to force a primary election which could be contested.

Eventually, Hubert Humphrey, Walter Reuther and black civil rights leaders ( including Roy Wilkins, Martin Luther King, and Bayard Rustin ) worked out a compromise with MFDP leaders: the MFDP would receive two non-voting seats on the floor of the Convention ; the regular Mississippi delegation would be required to pledge to support the party ticket ; and no future Democratic convention would accept a delegation chosen by a discriminatory poll.

'... Beginning with the new word allegiance, I first decided that ' pledge ' was a better school word than ' vow ' or ' swear '; and that the first person singular should be used, and that ' my ' flag was preferable to ' the.

He noted that the Pledge's sentiments could be those of any nation, that " there was something missing in the pledge, and that which was missing was the characteristic and definitive factor in the American way of life.

To avoid speculation an investment must be either directly backed by the pledge of sufficient collateral or insured by sufficient assets pledged by a third party.

The special was produced by Authorized Pictures and distributed by American Public Television, and was designed to be seen during pledge drives.

In addition, the Soviet Union was required to pledge support to Turkey if that country entered the war ; Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed that it would also be most desirable if Turkey entered on the Allies ’ side before the year was out.

Additionally, some of his pledge went to procure new educational materials at Stanford, to provide positions for faculty who will be part of the research effort, and to sponsor scholars among graduate students.

While many sidekicks are used for comic relief, there are other sidekicks who are less outrageous than the heroes they pledge themselves to, and comedy derived from the hero can often be amplified by the presence or reaction of the sidekick.

Clarke's success was such that Brown felt he had to pledge to keep to Clarke's spending plans in January 1997, ahead of the election which was due to be held in May 1997 because the Labour Party considered its economic credibility to be its biggest electoral weakness.

In December 2010 Clarke, in a move to cut prison numbers, said that a Conservative Party election pledge that anyone caught carrying a knife illegally could expect a jail term will not be implemented.

The Itza King, however, refused to convert to Christianity or pledge loyalty to Spain ; he said a time would come when this would be the proper thing to do but that time had not arrived.

In order to achieve that he gave fans the opportunity to pledge money up front to assist with the recording costs, a finished copy of the album being promised to all who contributed, and regular communication from Meeks, including audio clips of the recordings, in the mean time.

-- Richard J. Hughes made his Morris County debut in his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination here last night with a pledge `` to carry the issues to every corner of the state ''.

In 1851, he represented Alton & Sangamon Railroad in a dispute with one of its shareholders, James A. Barret, who had refused to pay the balance on his pledge to buy shares in the railroad on the grounds that the company had changed its original train route.

Through his allies, Johnson maneuvered among the senators in an attempt to secure a favorable vote ; for example, a pledge was made to Sen. James W. Grimes to install a more highly respected War Secretary and to cease interference with Congress ' Reconstruction efforts.

God's commission to Joshua in chapter 1 is framed as a royal installation, the people's pledge of loyalty to Joshua as successor Moses recalls royal practices, the covenant-renewal ceremony led by Joshua was the prerogative of the kings of Judah, and God's command to Joshua to meditate on the " book of the law " day and night parallels the description of Josiah in 2 Kings 23: 25 as a king uniquely concerned with the study of the law — not to mention their identical territorial goals ( Josiah died in 609 BCE while attempting to annex the former Israel to his own kingdom of Judah ).

The top of the main label is red with a white banner with a pledge on it, which has changed three times.

When Azali took power he also pledged to step down in April 2000 and relinquish control to a democratically elected president — a pledge with mixed results.

* rokosz, the right of rebellion against kings who did not rule in accordance with their pledge

As a result of these, any failure to pledge loyalty to the victorious King William was severely dealt with.

Of particular importance is Article 56 of the charter :" All Members pledge themselves to take joint and separate action in co-operation with the Organization for the achievement of the purposes set forth in Article 55.

The protests culminated in the military allowing Megawati's supporters to take over PDI headquarters in Jakarta, with a pledge of no further demonstrations.

* 927 – Æthelstan, King of England, secures a pledge from Constantine II of Scotland that the latter will not ally with Viking kings, beginning the process of unifying Great Britain.

" Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially.

The editorial states, ' When Washington finally turned its attention to India, it honored the ambassador's pledge, loaded 60 U. S. planes with $ 5, 000, 000 worth of automatic weapons, heavy mortars and land mines.

This, coupled with the indignation that Superman is the only person he could not buy off, threaten, or otherwise control, results in Luthor's pledge to destroy Superman at any cost.

She announced her resignation in a speech to the Senate, concluding with a " pledge to bring the party back home to the members again ", and referring to her reluctance over colleagues ' attitude towards her.

The third action was to replace the text of " Amendment B " with new text: " Those who are called to ordained service in the church, by their assent to the constitutional questions for ordination and installation ( W-4. 4003 ), pledge themselves to live lives obedient to Jesus Christ the Head of the Church, striving to follow where he leads through the witness of the Scriptures, and to understand the Scriptures through the instruction of the Confessions.

Despite this impairment to his bowling shoulder, his team played with an aggressive strategy leading them to lose only one Test match and no other matches during the tour, honouring his pre-series pledge.

The project was funded at 1227 % of its initial goal, with a final pledge level of $ 294, 000 on Sunday 1 July 2012.

Their sacrosanctity was enforced by a pledge, taken by the plebeians, to kill any person who harmed or interfered with a tribune during his term of office.

The priest of Varlungo lies with Monna Belcolore: he leaves with her his cloak by way of pledge, and receives from her a mortar.

He returns the mortar, and demands of her the cloak that he had left in pledge, which the good lady returns him with a gibe.

In Northern Ireland, the largest Pro-Belfast Agreement party, Sinn Féin, not only advocates Northern Ireland's unification with the Republic of Ireland, but also abstains from taking their elected seats in the Westminster government, as this would entail taking a pledge of allegiance to the British monarch.