prometer
have + the potential (to/for) ; swear to + Infinitivo ; promise ; pledge ; hold out + prospect ; hold out + promise ; vow ; take + oath ; be promissory of ; take + a vow ; have + Posesivo + word ; vouchsafe.
They have achieved this status because they have the potential to store a relatively large number of documents.
Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
CD-ROM promises to revive the fading dream of cooperative centralised computerised cataloguing.
Although Canada has pledged to phase out the use of halon gas by the year 2000, alternative gases are being developed.
The processing of electronic signals holds out the prospect of the automation of tasks which involve representations of information.
Information technology holds out the promise of an improved information flow.
The prosecutor vowed to fight what he considered an unjust law.
The library had a display of the Bible and the Koran for solicitors and others for purposes of taking oaths and swearing in.
The movie trailer was promissory of action and adventure, but the film itself was a bore.
This means that you must take a vow and refuse to raise children in an atmosphere of violence, both physical and mental.
You have my word I will not vote for Kerry for president.
Spurred at first by curiosity, then by necessity, Barbara takes it upon herself to discover what actually happened to Lucrezia and therefore vouchsafe her own safety.
cumplir lo prometido
deliver + the goods
deliver + Posesivo + promise
The article is entitled 'Canadian librarians explore ways to deliver the goods in tough times'.
Its not that he fails to deliver his promises, people just take them and blow them out of proportion, and then get disappointed.
hacer prometer
extort + promise
She told him all about it after extorting the most solemn promises of secrecy.
prometer demasiado
over-promise
Without clearly defined goals librarians run the risk of over-promising and perhaps disillusioning patrons and staff.
prometer en matrimonio
betroth
In 1491 Margaret of Austria, betrothed to Charles VIII from a young age, was abruptly displaced by Anne of Brittany.
prometer lealtad
pledge + allegiance
Usually, blood oaths are a way to 'pledge allegiance' (not the flag pledge, I mean) to a god or group.
prometer mucho
promise + great possibilities
bode + well
Laser optical videodisc technology promises great possibilities for information organisation, storage, retrieval and transfer.
Advances in artificial intelligence bode well for knowledge-rich learning.
prometer ser interesante
promise + to be interesting
The future of citation indexing promises to be interesting.
