In 1957, the same countries signed the Treaty of Rome, in which they made ambitious commitments to a common market in goods, services, capital, and labor.
History buff critical of Silicon Valley's get-rich-quick culture, believes great organizations like GM and the Roman Empire endured because of long-term commitments to a common vision.
– Commitment to a common goal.
It may also turn out that most Danes worried about the Maastricht commitment to a common foreign and defense policy.
This fact can lead to confusion about whether indeed there is a theoretical commitment to a common set of principles.
"There has to be a meeting of the minds, a conscious commitment to a common scheme," said Robert H. Lande, a senior research scholar at the American Antitrust Institute.
Last July "concerned South African Jews" appealed to "all who share our commitment to a common humanity" to call for Israel to stop its bombardment of Lebanon.
Public sector monopolies may not have always been effective, but at least they came with a story, an implied commitment to a common cause.
Blair could show that he values a commitment to a common European defence and foreign policy, which might have avoided war altogether.
Several factors have been proposed: individualized contact that goes beyond the superficial, equal status among parties, commitment to a common goal, and institutional support.
Right-wing parties, Mr. Fischer added, are replacing the notion of a nation built on a shared commitment to a common constitutional and legal order with an ethnic definition of nationhood, derived from common descent and religion.
