Jimmy Carter, who as president brokered the Egypt-Israel peace at Camp David, thought he had got a commitment from Israel's then prime minister, Menachem Begin, to stop building them.
"I've got a commitment from the leadership that they will be firm, that last year's compromise will be this year's policy," said Representative Christopher H. Smith, a New Jersey Republican and a leader of anti-abortion forces in the House.
This way you've got pressure, you've got a commitment, and you've got the added bonus of not overthinking things, you get out of your own way and just get it done".
What the online trade shows is that these people are actually much more like normal online entrepreneurs, they've got a commitment to non-violence, they're much more attuned to the needs and sensitivities of their customers.
"I was going to do it, but I said, 'Mate, you've got a big commitment,' " Fielding said.
We've got a real commitment to keeping people safe, whether that's providing education material, safety kits, or safe smoking alternatives such as vaporisers, for example".
"We've got a letter of commitment to that effect, and we hope that holds.
"But we've got a lot of commitments around the world".
I've got a lot of commitments now in China, which I've signed up for and I can't do that and play snooker because I would never be at home".
"I've got an absolute commitment and I'm hugely invested personally and professionally in this organisation".
