It was not a bold, doctrinaire overview but a promise of what might be called pragmatic idealism — a commitment to "the credibility that comes from telling the truth; the knowledge that comes from first-rate intelligence, undiluted by ideology; the strength that comes from robust alliances and vigorous diplomacy".
I also agree with Nate Cohn of The New Republic that Gallup's commitment to transparency "enhances the credibility of their polling".
She faces a series of other criminal charges besides the present case.Indeed, Mr Yanukovich's credibility and commitment to democracy are in the dock alongside her.
"The fact that someone like George Lucas has made such a strong commitment to this technology gives it credibility it would otherwise have to earn," said John Galt, Panavision's senior vice president for advanced digital imaging.
In 2006, after being doorstepped, Warner told journalist Andrew Jennings: "Go fuck yourself … No foreigner, particularly a white foreigner, will come to my country and harass me" – and in 2009 he attacked press questions over a £230 handbag given to Mrs Warner by the England 2018 bid team: "This has taught me about the English media … about their credibility, their commitment to truth".
However, given that the ECB has limited itself to purchasing assets only of high credit quality, ECB credibility and commitment to act further if needed, perversely, can reduce the equilibrating interest rate on safe assets further.
In all three projects there is a shared commitment to scientific rigor to provide credible information, with the recognition that credibility is essential to the ability to negotiate change.
But the main dilemma lingers on: the uncontrolled continued existence of these weapons undermines the credibility of our commitment to a nuclear-weapons-free world.
The church's credibility regarding its commitment to an impartial investigation suffered a fresh blow last week when the bishops canceled an independent study into the abuse scandal amid allegations by the independent investigator, Christian Pfeiffer, that the church was censoring information.
The simultaneous protests are notable because they involve two very different organizations, whose successes have depended, in large part, on the public credibility of their commitment to a cause.
