American political theorist John Schaar, for instance, referred to American patriotism as "covenanted patriotism," a form of patriotic attachment characterized by a commitment to the principles and goals set out in the founding covenant and the duty to carry on the work of the Founding Fathers.
The latter are characterized by a commitment to their truth.
And both movements were characterized by a commitment to egalitarianism.
This is the idea that assertion is partly characterized by a commitment to take back, withdraw, or (in later writings) retract, the assertion in later adverse contexts.
For Kierkegaard, as for the so-called evangelical fideists, faith is characterized by passionate commitment and thus requires a decision or "qualitative leap" (1846, 384).
These international volunteers are characterized by the commitment that is part of the institutional culture of their employing organizations, by the fact that they are often relatively young and employed under relatively modest salary conditions.
Blame the much-documented rise of the "hookup culture" among young people, characterized by spontaneous, commitment-free (and often, alcohol-fueled) romantic flings.
His rabbinate is characterized by interwoven commitments to teaching, spirituality and social justice.
Such a commitment on my part is clearly a commitment to her, and a relationship characterized by such a commitment on both sides is one that consistently and non-accidentally reinforces the sharing of these values.
His Supreme Court jurisprudence is characterized by an expansive commitment to individual liberty.
