1.   But they are counting on a government vow to plant fruit trees to reforest the windswept soil and yield a new harvest.

2.   More and more its people have an independent identity, and its government vows it will not even consider rejoining the mainland until China, too, is transformed.

3.   The dollar rose as a French government vow to press ahead with controversial welfare and pension benefit cuts boosted the franc against the deutsche mark.

4.   Despite a government vow to outlaw it, many doubt such ingrained practices will change quickly.

5.   Despite government vows to act, people continued to flee in fear of more attacks.

6.   It comes amid government vows to crack down on ETA and its backers after a spate of ETA attacks.

7.   Mexicans on the streets feared the gasoline hike presaged a surge of inflation despite government vows to hold down rising prices.

8.   Some experts say government vows to hold officials responsible for accidents may make them more likely to conceal disasters.