One way to get at the idea of commitment is to emphasize our capacity to reflect about what we want.
She said she chose Mr. Scott for his business vision and commitment to conservative principles, emphasizing four times that he "earned this seat".
27– 31 Although patients are often dissatisfied knowing that there are no "quick fixes" available, it is important that there is a clear discussion regarding the planned therapeutic regimen and the importance of close clinical follow-up, and that meticulous commitment to treatment be emphasized by the practitioner.
In later years Masters and Johnson did tend to emphasize commitment more, but their primary focus remained physiological, not psychological, philosophical or moral.
Mr. Steinhauser said the movement had already succeeded to some degree by creating a climate in which Mr. Romney and the rest of the presidential candidates were forced to emphasize commitments to cutting government spending and moving toward a balanced budget.
As world leaders prepare to gather in Paris to finalize an international climate agreement, and as countries further consider how best to meet their commitments, it is important to emphasize that renewable energy and energy efficiency are the more compelling means currently available to achieve the needed emission reductions in the amount of time remaining to achieve them.
At first Yemen, which has been eager to emphasize its commitment to the campaign against terrorism, sought to dismiss reports that the blast was deliberate.
To emphasize his commitment to openness, Mr. Fox has ordered all cabinet members to deliver monthly reports on their agencies' activities.
Both sides need to emphasize their commitment to a genuine two-state solution with an independent, sovereign Palestine living alongside Israel in peace and security.
But hours later he held a second news conference to emphasize his commitment to the withdrawal of all combat troops from Iraq within 16 months of taking office.
