Yet apart from a possible resumption of the long-dormant Korean War, Asian scenarios involving a large-scale commitment of Army forces are difficult to conjure up.
However, with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) weakened by successive defeats at the hands of the communists, the South Vietnamese government faltering, and Saigon threatened with a major offensive, the worsening situation led to a significant escalation of the war in 1965, with a large-scale commitment of US ground troops under the command of General William Westmoreland.
A large-scale rejuvenation of the city's economy needs a large-scale commitment, with the city's leadership on board.
But I am especially wary of a large-scale commitment of American forces.
There are many who claim that a large-scale commitment isn't necessary.
That should start to change in 2009 as companies begin a number of test projects and in 2010 when large-scale commitments to the technology begin, Mr. O'Donnell said.
They get a single coal plant with sequestration -- unlikely to come on the grid for years -- and she gets large-scale commitments to R&E.
But unlike China and many advanced European nations, the United States still lacks a large-scale ongoing commitment to wean itself from fossil fuels in favor of clean renewable energy.
This should include taking on binding commitments to cut their emissions and using the carbon markets to mobilise capital on a large scale to finance their low carbon transformation.
The ACSD agreement marks a commitment on the part of Christian, Muslim and traditional religions across this vast country to promote key practices on a large scale, in order to prevent young child deaths.
The settlement, reached in February after a year of talks and intervention by the Obama administration, was the second-largest in history involving the states, trailing the tobacco industry settlement, and represented the first large-scale commitment by banks to provide direct aid to borrowers.
