Nevertheless, a closer commitment to Europe could sustain the union and the peace settlement in Ulster and create a framework for a new economic policy, including eventual membership of the euro that would offer the best prospect of an early recovery in growth.
Indeed, twenty or thirty minutes into the show, you find yourself thinking less about Close's genuine commitment to the part — this is her second go-round as Norma on Broadway; the first was in 1994 — than about all the variations of Norma Desmond you've seen over the years, from Carol Burnett's classic spoof to those drag parties downtown decades ago.
This is manifested in a close long-term commitment to the member "group," be that a family, extended family, or extended relationships.
Later Slovo said he had never really come to terms with the pain he had caused those close to him by his commitment to the cause.
The book closes with Ali redoubling his commitment to the life he has chosen, despite the unravelling of another relationship, and no relief in sight to his financial problems.
Mark Kemp, at Oxfordshire County Council, said the commitment to close the site would help "reduce the harmful environmental effects of landfill and use waste to generate valuable electricity".
While Mr. Obama also renewed his commitment to close the prison, halting the transfer underscores the difficulty he faces in closing the center and reflects the criticism Republicans have directed at the administration.
The French government has made a commitment to close the camp before the end of the year, but Hyland warned that a rapid eviction "will result in many more children being pushed into the hands of traffickers and smugglers as a result of desperation and a sense of urgency to leave the camp".
The ticker-tape parade was just one more example of the US commitment to closing the gender disparity on the playing field.
The U.S., the U.K. and others, he said, must fulfill their crucial commitments to "the close friends that our nations have in the Middle East".
