(1) We must understand that salvation is much more than just repeating the words of a vow , however sincere those words may be.

(2) Although the retreat will not make them monks, they will still be required to take the same strict vows, including no intoxicants and a vow of celibacy.

(3) The man is single-minded, stubborn even, and it seems odd that after repeatedly resisting the heartfelt pleas of his countrymen, Larsson might renege on his solemn vow .

(4) Yet she had kept a sacred vow she had made to me many years earlier.

(5) I have sworn a vow of silence on these matters.

(6) When he had taken his oath of allegiance to become a citizen, it was a solemn and eternal vow to him, equal in weight to his marriage vow .

(7) Who would have guessed someone so young could make such a solemn vow and keep it for over fifty years.

(8) Kirkstall was founded as a result of a solemn vow made by Henry de Lacy of Pontefract Castle.

(9) Certainly some men who might make good priests cannot in honesty undertake a vow of celibacy, and so are lost.

(10) Taking a deep breath, Ace decided to make a vow, a vow to protect Ari even if it meant losing his own life.

(11) Yvonne, 25, and Adrian, 35, made promises to Tyla and a vow to each other.

(12) However, he ventured to guess that no one would state that they wanted to give up the search since Alex had made it blatantly obvious that every word of their vow would be broken.

(13) Among those annual commitments is usually a vow to become more deeply spiritual, more religious perhaps.

(14) It is one thing for adults to take vows and fulfil them, and quite another when a vow is taken in the name of a child.

(15) After marrying his wife Marianna in 1996, he made a second vow - that he would execute the first promise if anything ever happened to her.

(16) She has taken with full seriousness in her own life the marriage vow with its commitment to lifelong fidelity.

(17) When sober again he takes a solemn vow not to touch alcohol for 20 years.

(18) Their silence was a vow of commitment stronger than faith.

(19) So it's a new year and, just like last year and the year before, you've taken a solemn vow to lose weight and get fit.

(20) Perhaps the most poignant thing about yesterday's ceremony was that the ability to fulfil that promise had been demonstrated even before the vow was taken.