Inherently unreliable, such agents have already proved a willingness to lie about their loyalties.
Similarly, during the 1890s and 1900s, hundreds of Chinese men and boys in San Francisco discarded a tradition dating to the Qing Dynasty by cutting their pigtails and donning American attire to prove a willingness to embrace Anglo-American norms.
"The fact is, they vote cohesively, share the same concerns and have proven a willingness to split tickets, and so deserve maximum attention from both candidates," said Mr. Friedman, who supports Mrs. Clinton and provides his observations to some of her advisers, but is not working for any candidate in New York this year.
Of course, that is scant consolation for the only home nation staying at home this summer, but if this exercise was designed to prove a willingness in moving on from the failure to make it to France then Strachan's men succeeded, albeit in rather tentative style.
The fight for him is principally about defending Artem Lobov's honour, which he already proved a willingness to do when he attacked the bus in New York.
These homeowners have proven a willingness and ability to meet their obligation under newly renegotiated mortgage terms; they have made all of their required modified monthly payments for at least three consecutive months and some for as many as five during a trial period.
France's plan proves a "clear willingness" to defend its credit rating, according to Guillaume Menuet at Citigroup.How long it will hold things together is a different matter.
Above all, it should demonstrate a willingness to adjust or amend other recent changes if that should prove necessary.
Demonstrate a willingness to learn.
It has proved a sound model and its willingness to appoint women and absence of butts of sack have all now been incorporated into the UK version.
