For a conservative corner of a Western swing state with a deep commitment to land and preservation and to being left alone by the government, the skepticism was not surprising.
Senator Orrin Hatch and Governor Gary Herbert, both of Utah, are backing a bid for the B.L.M. directorship by Mike Noel, a current state representative and former bureau staffer known for his fervent commitment to land transfers and his extreme disdain for his onetime employer.
If they make the commitment to land top students -- if they attend every "meet the faculty" session, shake a lot of hands, and talk enthusiastically about their own research -- junior faculty members can compete for students with anyone, Mr. Meyer says.
But he has not been consistent in his commitment to land and water protections.
The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error for initiating a go-around after commitment to landing and the pilot's "unprofessional decision" to abandon the precision approach.
When Shea was hired by NASA, President John F. Kennedy's commitment to landing men on the Moon was still only seven months old, and many of the major decisions that shaped the Apollo program were yet to be made.
Accusing international donors, in particular Britain and the United States, of reneging on commitments to finance land reform, Mr. Mugabe has encouraged poor blacks to simply seize white-owned land for themselves.
In the late 1980's, the group pioneered the concept of swapping debt owed by a government for commitments to conserve land.
She added: "China should heed to its prior public commitments to cease land reclamation and militarisation on their outposts in the South China Sea, and instead focus on reaching agreement on acceptable behaviour in disputed areas".
Her deep commitment to the land, and to the new generation of caretakers of the land, informs her every move.
