Yet they'd done it, and despite her own fears, she had meant every word of her formal oaths.

Do you want my formal oath on that?

He was also forced to take another, more formal oath of allegiance to the King of Spain.

Later, there would be formal public oaths, and ceremonies, but the moment of truth, and for truth, was now.

Because of his tender years, it is not yet lawful to ask him for any formal oath.

The man set me down with a quick oath of his own, less formal than those about to be taken within the hall.

"Though he has yet to make his formal oath."

Consumers are shy about asking financial planners where their income comes from, she said, so the formal oath may help.

It could not be awarded unless the saved soldiers swore a formal oath before their general that they spoke the truth about the circumstances.

"If you like, I'll take a formal oath on that."