"But it only very occasionally happens with respect to large civic undertakings and large commercial developments," said Richard Weinstein, professor of architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles, "and Caltrans is a great exception".
And Lib Dem Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael said the government would be sticking to the undertakings given in respect of new powers for Scotland.
Mr. Heymann rather self-congratulatorily distinguishes his releases from the vanity category by suggesting that he has enough self-respect and pride to reject undertakings in which he doesn't believe.
They included respect for Italy's international commitments and undertakings to press ahead with two controversial plans a high-speed rail link with France and a programme of liberalisation.
This time we cannot even abstain, because the Mexican Government needs to be sent a signal - in friendship and solidarity - that it must be serious about respecting human rights, complying with the San Andrés undertakings and restoring democratic normality, as laid down in our democracy clause.
The seminars are collegian undertakings conducted in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
"News Corporation today announces that it is withdrawing its proposed undertakings in lieu of reference to the Competition Commission with respect to its proposed acquisition of BSkyB," the company said in a statement on Monday.
My second point is that the public authorities must respect the principle that the subsides they give should contain incentives; they should reduce the subsidies rather than allow public undertakings to take it as a matter of course that they receive a certain amount of money every year and, they hope, even more the following year.
There is nothing in the statute to indicate that the obligation arising upon these undertakings and promises should not have the same force and effect, and be as binding in all respects, as any other contracts of the individual stockholders.' Richmond v. Irons, 121 U. S. 27, 55, 56, 7 Sup.
Enormous undertakings followed.
All relationships are joint undertakings.
