Pact
noun
An agreement between two or more people, groups or countries to do something together or not to do something.
The two countries entered into a pact to limit air pollution in the region.
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- enter into a pact
- make a pact
noun
A promise to yourself or someone else to do something.
They made a pact to always be honest with each other.
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- make a pact
- keep a pact
noun
An agreement between two or more people, groups or countries to do something together or not to do something.
The two countries entered into a pact to limit air pollution in the region.
Often appears as...
- enter into a pact
- make a pact
noun
A promise to yourself or someone else to do something.
They made a pact to always be honest with each other.
Often appears as...
- make a pact
- keep a pact
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Pro Tip 1/3Official Commitments
Pacts between countries or groups have a formal, official tone and often relate to policies or treaties.
The nations forged a pact on disarmament.
Pro Tip 2/3Binding Nature
The word 'pact' implies a strong commitment that is not easily broken without serious consequences.
They entered a pact knowing the weight of their words.
Pro Tip 3/3Implies Cooperation
Using 'pact' suggests that all parties involved have agreed to work together towards a common goal.
They formed a pact to fight climate change together.
Pro Tip 1/3Official Commitments
Pacts between countries or groups have a formal, official tone and often relate to policies or treaties.
The nations forged a pact on disarmament.
Pro Tip 2/3Binding Nature
The word 'pact' implies a strong commitment that is not easily broken without serious consequences.
They entered a pact knowing the weight of their words.
Pro Tip 3/3Implies Cooperation
Using 'pact' suggests that all parties involved have agreed to work together towards a common goal.
They formed a pact to fight climate change together.
Pro Tip 1/3Official Commitments
Pacts between countries or groups have a formal, official tone and often relate to policies or treaties.
The nations forged a pact on disarmament.
Pro Tip 2/3Binding Nature
The word 'pact' implies a strong commitment that is not easily broken without serious consequences.
They entered a pact knowing the weight of their words.
Pro Tip 3/3Implies Cooperation
Using 'pact' suggests that all parties involved have agreed to work together towards a common goal.
They formed a pact to fight climate change together.
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How digital innovation...
And so the protesters demanded, very simply, that the pact be scraped, and the government to institute a more transparent ratification process. And that drew widespread public support. It ended a little more than three weeks later, after the government promised and agreed
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Safari Live - Day 249 PIPE...
was a black pact which in theory should be slightly rarer in this area now when we came driving along here we saw the water backbone we saw it with a little one and we thought oh that's odd it's a it's a water bug car flying with the bull and then we stopped and realized
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or completing our advance directives -- tasks that I had always avoided -- were not as daunting as they once seemed. I realized that completing an advance directive is an act of love -- like a wedding vow. A pact to take care of someone,
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Jim & Jamie Dutcher: The...
put the wolves in a playful mood the focus of our project was to examine the individual relationships that the Wolves had with one another and it was here that the more subtle signs of pact unity revealed themselves rarely to two wolves
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The myth of Hades and...
the fields would never be fertile again, and the distinction between the Earth and the underworld would soon dissolve. So, they made a pact. For two thirds of every year, Persephone would return to the land of the living,
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Sting: How I started...
that they would abandon me so? Is the gift of songwriting taken away as easily as it seems to have been bestowed? Or perhaps there's a more -- a deeper psychological reason. It was always a Faustian pact anyway.
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Why your doctor should...
So I didn't speak out about the government's early stance on AIDS. I didn't voice my concerns loudly enough. Many doctors, health professionals, may think I did nothing wrong. Our pact with our patients,
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Monitor Lizard vs. Croc...
African bird has formed a mutual defense pact with a slightly larger animal the ferocious half-ton Nile crocodile you can imagine how the croc might protect the dicker but what can a bird do for
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Croc vs. Monitor Lizard...
defense pact with a slightly larger animal the ferocious half-ton Nile crocodile you can imagine how the croc might protect the digger but what can a bird do for the croc this hungry monitor
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The coolest animal you...
And although I'm struggling with all these questions in my mind right now, I have a pact with tapirs. I know in my heart that tapir conservation is my cause. This is my passion.
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How digital innovation...
And so the protesters demanded, very simply, that the pact be scraped, and the government to institute a more transparent ratification process. And that drew widespread public support. It ended a little more than three weeks later, after the government promised and agreed
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 249 PIPE...
was a black pact which in theory should be slightly rarer in this area now when we came driving along here we saw the water backbone we saw it with a little one and we thought oh that's odd it's a it's a water bug car flying with the bull and then we stopped and realized
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What makes life worth...
or completing our advance directives -- tasks that I had always avoided -- were not as daunting as they once seemed. I realized that completing an advance directive is an act of love -- like a wedding vow. A pact to take care of someone,
Video examples
Jim & Jamie Dutcher: The...
put the wolves in a playful mood the focus of our project was to examine the individual relationships that the Wolves had with one another and it was here that the more subtle signs of pact unity revealed themselves rarely to two wolves
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The myth of Hades and...
the fields would never be fertile again, and the distinction between the Earth and the underworld would soon dissolve. So, they made a pact. For two thirds of every year, Persephone would return to the land of the living,
Video examples
Sting: How I started...
that they would abandon me so? Is the gift of songwriting taken away as easily as it seems to have been bestowed? Or perhaps there's a more -- a deeper psychological reason. It was always a Faustian pact anyway.
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Why your doctor should...
So I didn't speak out about the government's early stance on AIDS. I didn't voice my concerns loudly enough. Many doctors, health professionals, may think I did nothing wrong. Our pact with our patients,
Video examples
Monitor Lizard vs. Croc...
African bird has formed a mutual defense pact with a slightly larger animal the ferocious half-ton Nile crocodile you can imagine how the croc might protect the dicker but what can a bird do for
Video examples
Croc vs. Monitor Lizard...
defense pact with a slightly larger animal the ferocious half-ton Nile crocodile you can imagine how the croc might protect the digger but what can a bird do for the croc this hungry monitor
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The coolest animal you...
And although I'm struggling with all these questions in my mind right now, I have a pact with tapirs. I know in my heart that tapir conservation is my cause. This is my passion.
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James G. Stavridis
American Educator
Russian strategy seems to center on maintaining Putin's popularity at home; building a strong military capacity in special forces, nuclear weapons, and advanced submarines; pressuring nearby nations to join various defense and customs pacts dominated by Russia; and pushing back on the U.S. wherever convenient.
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Charles C. Mann
American Journalist
The Paris pact was correctly described by its opponents - greens and anti-greens alike - as toothless. But it was also the first time that nations around the world had officially agreed that climate change was a problem and that concrete steps should be taken to avoid its worst effects.
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Sam Mendes
British Director
There's good and bad in everybody. I wasn't looking for the good, or looking for the bad. This is a man who signed his pact with the devil 20 years ago, and he's learned to live with it. He's tried to protect his family from it.
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Graham Swift
British Author
All novelists must form their personal pacts in some way with the slowness of their craft. There are some who demand of themselves a 'rate of production,' for whom it's a matter of pride to complete, say, a book every year.
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James L. Brooks
American Producer
I think you have a pact with an audience in every picture, and I think the pact is to try and be truthful and to be real.
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Julie Andrews
English Actress
I've made my pact with the Lord for the next lifetime. I would love to be a first-class musician. A super one.
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Bette Midler
American Actress
I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot.
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Dan Castellaneta
American Actor
I've made a kind of pact with myself where I said, It doesn't matter what it is as long as I'm acting.
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Jack Thorne
English Playwright
I cook every night: it's part of the marriage pact.
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Taylor Caldwell
American Author
At 8, I made a pact with God.
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James G. Stavridis
American Educator
Russian strategy seems to center on maintaining Putin's popularity at home; building a strong military capacity in special forces, nuclear weapons, and advanced submarines; pressuring nearby nations to join various defense and customs pacts dominated by Russia; and pushing back on the U.S. wherever convenient.
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Charles C. Mann
American Journalist
The Paris pact was correctly described by its opponents - greens and anti-greens alike - as toothless. But it was also the first time that nations around the world had officially agreed that climate change was a problem and that concrete steps should be taken to avoid its worst effects.
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Sam Mendes
British Director
There's good and bad in everybody. I wasn't looking for the good, or looking for the bad. This is a man who signed his pact with the devil 20 years ago, and he's learned to live with it. He's tried to protect his family from it.
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Graham Swift
British Author
All novelists must form their personal pacts in some way with the slowness of their craft. There are some who demand of themselves a 'rate of production,' for whom it's a matter of pride to complete, say, a book every year.
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James L. Brooks
American Producer
I think you have a pact with an audience in every picture, and I think the pact is to try and be truthful and to be real.
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Julie Andrews
English Actress
I've made my pact with the Lord for the next lifetime. I would love to be a first-class musician. A super one.
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Bette Midler
American Actress
I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot.
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Dan Castellaneta
American Actor
I've made a kind of pact with myself where I said, It doesn't matter what it is as long as I'm acting.
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Jack Thorne
English Playwright
I cook every night: it's part of the marriage pact.
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Taylor Caldwell
American Author
At 8, I made a pact with God.
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