According to Erikson, intimacy is achieved when the adolescent has developed the capacity to commit to a concrete affiliation and abide by the commitment, even if this means sacrifice and compromise [ 1]. Paul and White [ 2] describe three stages in the development of intimate relationships in late adolescence.
"The Palestinian Authority must abide by its commitment to avoid violence or unilateral action," she said.
As they struggle over whether there is to be a recall vote, President Hugo Chávez and the opposition parties need to abide by their commitment to democracy.
The Lib Dems will abide by their commitment in the coalition agreement to abstain in a Commons vote introducing the allowance, allowing it to pass.
So that's why we said, "Let's just get what we can now, abide by our commitment of dollar-for-dollar, and we'll have it out, as the President said, on these two issues in the election".
As George Osborne told MPs that the government would abide by its commitment to spend 0.7% of gross national income on aid by 2013, Greening told Save the Children and other charities that this is the "right thing to do".
Lamenting the need for police officers — requested by the board members because the issue has become so heated — and saying the board's decision smacked of "perverse elitism," Robert K. Tanenbaum, a former mayor of Beverly Hills, said, "We made a commitment to these students, and we expect you to abide by that commitment".
"It was conveyed that Pakistan must abide by its commitment to prevent its territory and territory under its control from being used for terrorism against India".
"We're calling on MPs to abide by their commitment to put patients and clinical staff at the heart of decision-making within the NHS and oppose the government's ill-thought out hospital closure clause".
John Hannett, general secretary of the union, said: "Usdaw remains vehemently opposed to the deregulation of Sunday trading and we expect the government to abide by its commitment that this summer's temporary suspension will not lead to any further attempts to extend Sunday opening hours.
"I thought he would appreciate me bringing that to his attention". But Roundtree reported that Loera did not abide by the commitment.
