Sentence examples for cost of commitment from inspiring English sources

But, instructive as the story is, one sees how in his later, greater plays Brecht would go much further in exploring the cost of commitment to an idea: the scene where Pelegea is too busy printing leaflets to console her fugitive son offers intimations of Mother Courage without its gut-wrenching power.

It's a humorous and heartfelt exploration of the cost of commitment, and how perilous the road can be, even, and especially, for the "perfect couple".

The scramble to identify cuts has come about because the MoD underestimated the cost of commitments made at the time of the SDSR, which was published last October.

If the Obama team remains ideologically committed to freeing us from carbon, they must justify the extreme cost of that commitment.

But this often came at the cost of our commitment to our spouses and partners.

M&S, which would not disclose the cost of the commitment, is also funding a 120-acre wildlife corridor between plantations in Borneo.

We know the cost of the commitment to enroll the very best students goes up" when their ability to pay declines.

Today the government estimates the cost of its commitment to the islands, including its garrison and air and sea links to Britain, as £200m ($318m) a year.The navy now finds itself temporarily without an aircraft-carrier, which has led to febrile speculation that, if lost, the islands could not be retaken.

Most state governments report the amount paid each year for the annual health insurance premiums of retired workers, but not the cost of their commitment to provide benefits in future years to both current retirees and the active work force upon their retirement.

Mr. Bush, in his remarks, seemed to hope that by beginning a withdrawal, it would mollify those who were increasingly alarmed by the size and cost of the commitment and unite Americans behind the war in a way they have rarely been from the start.

The main benefit which a fictional approach to possible worlds offers is, of course, the advantage of using the language of possible worlds, without the stiff ontological cost of literal commitment to such worlds.