Surveys, polls, awards, ratings, mission statements, commitments, promises; you name it!
First, he offered a remarkably tepid statement of commitment to defending Gulf Arab allies.
Surveys of students show they believe holding hands is a statement of commitment.
Instead of a showstopper, "Come Rain or Come Shine" became a unilateral statement of commitment directed at a silent partner.
Students and their families should regard applying under a binding program as a statement of commitment representing thoughtful consideration.
It was a welcome statement of commitment from both parties, but to long-standing observers it all felt somehow familiar.
The best outcome, says Mr Collier, would be a statement of commitment that gives political backing to the fiddly work being done by technocrats at the OECD and elsewhere.
"People could still get married, if they wanted to make a religious statement of commitment, but I don't think it should have any legal impact," she said.
The Department for Energy and Climate Change said in a statement: "No commitment has been made on commercial terms or a strike price.
Still, the ROK did not come away empty, because, despite initial Chinese objections, Lee was successful in including in the summit joint statement a commitment "to promote dialogue and cooperation in the field of international human rights".
