Most people in the United States get enough vitamin A from the foods they eat, and vitamin A deficiency is rare. However, certain groups of people are more likely than others to have trouble getting enough vitamin A: Premature infants, who often have low levels of vitamin A in their first year.
The Negative Pledge. Banks have traditionally used a device known as the negative pledge (âNegative Pledgeâ) in lending documents. The Negative Pledge is an agreement whereby a borrower-pledgor promises a lender not to place a lien on pledgorâs property.
A pledge is basically very serious formal promise. You can pledge allegiance to your country, you can pledge to keep a secret, and you can pledge a sum of money to a cause. Pledge can be used as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it can be a solemn promise you've made. Or even the person who makes that promise, like the freshman pledges who take an oath to join a fraternity in college. As a verb, it describes the act of promising.