Anything short of an immediate demonstration of willingness, they say, will be a sign that Mr. Assad is seeking to drag out the process, betting that time is on his side as memories fade of the attack that is said to have killed more than 1,400 people and prompted a military standoff with the United States.
As Weber points out, "In the capitalist system, the most immediate bases of willingness to work are opportunities for high piece-rate earnings and the danger of dismissal" (Weber 1978, 151).
In Syria, the state news agency, SANA, voiced cautious approval of the Russian and American deal, calling it "a starting point," though the government issued no immediate statement about its willingness to implement the agreement.
If Flower and the ECB still have faith that he will prevail, and turn this tour into a defining event in the team's history, they can't let that optimism cloud their understanding of the ugly reality of their immediate situation, or their willingness to be brutal as they confront the need for change.
Republican leaders, who have led calls for revamping Social Security, had no immediate comments on AARP's willingness to consider benefit reductions.
One of the signs of the child's growing morality is the ability to control behaviour and the willingness to postpone immediate gratification of a desire.
A few hours before the vote, Mr. Papandreou offered a final appeal to Greek lawmakers, declaring his willingness to open immediate talks on a coalition government and to step aside for the good of the country.
Typically, people defined their loyalty within their immediate community, which explains their willingness to betray Communists and Jews, but also the lasting bitterness toward the Resistance for the reprisals its attacks on Germans provoked.
But the depth and breadth of human altruism, the willingness to forgo immediate personal gain for the long-term common good, far exceeds behaviors seen even in other large-brained highly social species like chimpanzees and dolphins, and it has as such been difficult to understand.
But Iraqis have mostly shown a willingness to set aside immediate vengeance for the relentless pursuit of justice.
