Cameron became prime minister in 2010 on a commitment, as expressed in the Conservative Party election manifesto, to "play an active and energetic role in the European Union".
Obama had been elected, in part, on a commitment to get America out of Iraq, and on a promise to show the world a less pugnacious face.
Israel reopens Palestinian Chamber of Commerce and other closed Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem based on a commitment that these institutions operate strictly in accordance with prior agreements between the parties.
These provisions, covering the re-use of data and the form in which it is made available, are expected to come into force in April 2013, and – delivering on a commitment in the open data white paper – we are opening up the process of developing the guidance to the public.
Ministers agreed on a list of 54 green technologies that will be subject to import duties of 5 percent or less beginning in 2015, following through on a commitment made by leaders at the last APEC summit in Honolulu a year ago.
The counterparty exposures (that one party to a contract could fail to deliver on a commitment) incorporated in the CDS market became a key part of the systemic risk facing the global financial system and propelling its meltdown beginning with the threatened bankruptcy of Bear Stearns and later AIG.
The peace process, which began with a popular movement against the dictatorial King Gyanendra in 2006, is based partly on a commitment by the parties to make Nepal a federal republic.
It was being stressed that the Lib Dems had stuck to their guns and it was the first time that the Tories had failed to deliver on a commitment in the coalition agreement.
Meanwhile, in May, British authorities backtracked on a commitment given to Irish environment minister Phil Hogan that Sellafield would be included in European-wide stress tests of nuclear installations following Fukushima.
Hardliners in Brussels and in Berlin were outraged by Tsipras's decision, seen as evidence of backsliding on a commitment made in August 2015 to keep to a tough programme of economic reforms in return for an €86bn bailout.
