They cost legislators nothing, mean nothing, commit them to nothing and are designed to improve only one thing – their reputations.
New York's governor and legislative leaders agreed on what they called a "framework" for the state budget, with nothing committed to paper and many details of the $89.5 billion plan still in flux.
Despite warnings from scientists, and ignoring the fact that the town was built on deposits of volcanic debris, the authorities did nothing, committing the inhabitants to death by incarceration in a muddy tomb.
No matter that he had nothing thought through, nothing committed to long term as in a strategic plan (let alone being consistent over a 5 minute time span); no background or experience except self-serving business practices; no civility; no restraint, such as historically given by authentic leadership/wisdom.
In other words, a bunch of bland blather that APSCU can use for public relations, and APSCU members can say they think are swell, but nothing that commits APSCU members to actually stop telling students falsehoods, like inflated job placement outcomes and rates, assertions that programs will cost them nothing out of pocket, claims that high-interest private student loans are federal loans, etc.
(Better to say nothing than commit, I guess).
We need look no further than last week's vile, vicious attack in Barcelona to understand that terror groups will stop at nothing to commit the mass murder of innocent men, women and children.
Still, the Ugandan government is nothing if not committed to educating its young people.
"I've got nothing against people committing to each other whatever their sexuality.
He is nothing, if not committed to this course of action.
