promises

"if I make a promise, I always stick to it;  he broke his promise"

"The politician made many promises during the election campaign. "

"She shows great promise as an actress."

"The website used promises to show the "loading..." message while it fetched the search results from the server. "

"The company's promises of better pay and benefits attracted many new employees. "

"He promised to never return to this town again."

"The clouds promise rain."