1.   And he renewed his pledge to press for closer economic ties.

2.   And he renewed his pledge to bean the Babe.

3.   As each overrun story surfaced, the Mariners renewed the pledge.

4.   Four months later, the IRA renewed its pledge and allowed two international observers to inspect an arms cache or two.

5.   Gramm renewed his pledge not to seek a second term as president if he has not balanced the federal budget by the end of his first.

6.   Gramm renewed his pledge Thursday to try to add provisions to make it tougher to get around the bill and to apply it to current regulations.

7.   He started the day at the winter meeting of the Republican National Committee, where he renewed his pledge to push the GOP to reach out.

8.   He renewed a pledge made two years ago at the Republican National Convention to combat illegal immigration by erecting an impregnable fence along stretches of the border with Mexico.

9.   He renewed the pledge earlier this month.

10.   In Vienna, OPEC ended its summer meeting, with oil ministers renewing their pledge to cut production to boost prices.