Beyond them it may not be, and this, given his promising premise, is both surprising and disappointing.

It's a promising premise, and there are amusing moments as he tells his family's story.

Mr. Curley's mummy-and-son story begins with a promising premise.

It's a promising premise, but McColley seems to lose track of it as he proceeds with his story.

Don't confuse a promising premise with a promising company.

Ms. Thompson loses control of this promising premise in the play's second act.

Peter Lefcourt has taken a promising premise and scored with it.

It's hard to shake the feeling, though, the farther you venture into the novel, that a promising premise has gone astray.

It's too bad that the execution of this promising premise is often self-indulgent.

A promising premise, but not supported well enough.