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‘Promises can be false.’

[⟨det (plur promise.n)⟩ false.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

These promises were false.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Between the false promises he spouts at every opportunity and his laughable line of’ eco – friendly merchandise ’, McCain is doing everything he can to appear just as environmentally responsible as his opponent, Barack Obama.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The problem is with the Village Board and their false promises that they knew they could not keep costing the taxpayers at least a $ 17 million shortfall in debt service (this website) which will go on the property tax rolls starting as early as 2015 if not sooner for an average cost to every homeowner of some $ 800 – $ 900 in new taxes above and beyond their regular property tax bill to make up for the shortfall of the $ 42 million bill for the new library, village hall and police station.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Will be back tomorrow (no false promises) with a recap and preview of Wednesday’s action.
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In Wikipedia:

His promises are unsurprisingly false, and Theresa’s only perk is that she, too, is able to live in the Crane mansion, where Ethan and Gwen live with Jane.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

However, never make false promises with them.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I languished in my cubicle, even though my team appeared to be busy. [CPSR]: In retrospect, how would you compare your expectation and your experience after having completed the PSR? [NH]: The promises made to me during the recruitment process were absolutely false.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I warned him that I wouldn’t keep forgiving him, and that one day his apologies and false promises were going to fall on deaf ears once he got me to the point that I no longer believed him.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Mr. M. A Rafeeq explained how they were cheated by the Govt officials and political parties with false promises, Memu atma hathyalu chesukuntunte Amerikodu bagu padalna?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

All you ever did is make false promises to me.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

A broken record of dreams, A sweet melody of false promises.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Such groups commonly’ ’ deviate from conventional religions, make false promises, sexually exploit’ ‘and’’ are tasked with (promoting) Islamophobia, “Zolfaghari said.
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In the British National Corpus:

The sons of Aelfwald, still in sanctuary in York minster, were persuaded in 791 to leave the church by what are said to have been false promises and then killed, presumably drowned, by Aethelred in Wonwaldremere.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

this website again and again, every president that wins is full of false promises. everyone of them comes from a light skinned aristocratic background..
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

You can come across a lot of firms, claiming to offer assistance, by the dozen but a prospective investor has to be shrewd enough to understand the quality of assistance provided by the different firms around him and choose the one that does not make any false promises and offers truly effective assistance.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In contrast, the United Nations counts women as victims if they are lured by false promises about working conditions, and if they are exploited.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I languished in my cubicle, even though my team appeared to be busy. [CPSR]: In retrospect, how would you compare your expectation and your experience after having completed the PSR? [NH]: The promises made to me during the recruitment process were absolutely false.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Such groups commonly’ ’ deviate from conventional religions, make false promises, sexually exploit’ ‘and’’ are tasked with (promoting) Islamophobia, “Zolfaghari said.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The expectations of science as created by the media, is seated in the’ ’ magic mentality’ ’ and the reporting of scienctific research often leads to a spiral of false promises and destroyed hope.
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Queried on 2013-05-20.