1.   And he repeated a pledge that his first act as president would be to issue an executive order banning the practice.

2.   According to a draft of a speech he delivered Sunday in New York, Arafat was prepared to repeat the pledge.

3.   According to a draft of a speech scheduled for delivery on Sunday in New York, Arafat was prepared to repeat the pledge.

4.   Bush repeated his pledge of tax cuts for all.

5.   But Buchanan repeated his pledge to press forward until the Republican National Convention in San Diego in August.

6.   But he repeated his pledge to refrain from using force to end the crisis.

7.   But even as they repeat that pledge, city officials remain at something of a loss to explain how they will fulfill it.

8.   Clinton repeated that pledge in the text of his annual State of the Union speech for delivery to a joint session of Congress.

9.   Clinton also repeated his pledge to have the National Transportation Safety Board take over the sensitive job of notifying the families of crash victims.

10.   Clinton yesterday repeated his pledge to follow CBO projections.