George Walker Bush was sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States today and, in an Inaugural Address that sought to unify the nation after one of the most disputed elections in its history, asked Americans to match "a commitment to principle with a concern for civility".
But after playing one four-day match during the summer, he has agreed a new deal which adds six County Championship matches to his commitments.
The Labour leader challenged Cameron to ask Conservative councils to match a commitment by 55 Labour authorities to run entirely on green energy by 2050.
But the extent to which this everyday sociability in Canada is matched by a commitment to social justice has varied enormously, and my concern is how to motivate the latter.
While elections are a favoured means of the international community to point to progress in countries as wracked by poverty and political unrest as Haiti, most Haitians will tell a visitor that such exercises will count for little if not matched by a commitment to changing the destructive dynamic of rural disintegration and urban migration that has taken hold in recent years.
Is the zeal for intervention matched by a commitment to bear the burden of helping the successor government -- for what could be many years?
Mr Davey said the government was looking at how to reduce the impact of its policies on bills, adding: "But our commitment must be matched by a commitment in industry to open up your books and set out exactly how you are bearing down on your own costs to make bills as low as possible".
America, at its best, matches a commitment to principle with a concern for civility.
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Chopard's determination to remain independent is matched by a continuing commitment to the skills of traditional watchmaking.
