1.   He said he had promised the nation an election then and would fulfil the pledge using all constitutional means.

2.   The company is again expected not to fulfil its pledge this year.

3.   Israel is exerting pressure on Arafat to call the meeting and fulfil pledges to amend the PLO charter.

4.   Arafat has repeatedly complained that donor countries have been slow to fulfil pledges to back the new autonomous areas.

5.   Arafat also lamented the failure of international donors to fulfil aid pledges to the Palestinians.

6.   Chirac and Prime Minister Alain Juppe have plumbed the depths of unpopularity by failing to fulfil pledges to bring down unemployment and reduce poverty and homelessness in France.

7.   Russian President Boris Yeltsin suggested that force could be used if the rebels did not fulfil a pledge to release the remaining hostages.

8.   The Palestinians will be lobbying the international community in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday to fulfil pledges to provide aid for the self-rule territories.