Nevertheless, he said the government was committed to the principle that "every dollar we spend on defence procurement as far as possible should be spent in Australia".
We are committed to the principle that the doctor-patient relationship is sacred, and that any decisions about prescriptions must be made without the undue influence of pharmaceutical companies.
As a society, we're supposedly committed to the principle that workers, the poor, those struggling to get by, deserve a share of the wealth for practicing their craft.
I have always been committed to the principle that it is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers.
But on Wednesday, the newly restrictionist Mike Huckabee one-upped him by signing the "No Amnesty" pledge of the nativist group Numbers USA formally committing to the principle that all 12 million illegal immigrants must be expelled.
A spokesman said ministers were "absolutely committed to the principle that doctors and nurses – in clinical commissioning groups – will be able to decide how services should be provided, because they know what patient's need best of all".
"As a company that is committed to the principle that everyone deserves to live without fear of discrimination simply for being who they are, becoming an employer in North Carolina, where members of our teams will not have equal rights under the law, is simply untenable," Schulman said on Tuesday.
John Keane, director of the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights at the university, said in the statement last Tuesday that his institute remained "firmly committed to the principle that academics are free to invite to our campus anyone who has a legitimate contribution to make to public debate".
