Osborne has also tried to protect his own flank from charges that he was planning to slash spending back to the level of the 1930s – a charge that arose out of his autumn statement commitment to create a £23bn surplus by 2019-20.
Mitt Romney, on paper and in prospect, had those qualities: wildly fabulous success as a private-equity financier (how often did we hear he's worth $250 million?), a successful term as governor of Massachusetts, and, by his own repeated statement, commitment to God as a man of faith, thus presumably making him an adherent to a moral code.
But I'm not so sure these large conferences where we end up with declarations, statements, best commitments—are really going to bring about change.
It's time to put State Department 2.0 to work, and the next step is to make more confident statements and commitments to supporting civil society.
The report has been guided by the Multi-Sector Task Force (MSTF), which consists of representatives from government ministries that made statements of commitments at the Launch.
EU's Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said in a statement: "The commitments package includes an appropriate number of very sought-after slots at London Heathrow as well as far-reaching feeder arrangements as regards connecting passengers.
On the positive side, there is evidence that Gender Unit staff are generating knowledge about, and statements of, commitment to gender equity throughout the system.
At the Children Sustainability Forum: Business for the Future in Bangkok organized by Thaipat Institute and UNICEF at the Stock Exchange of Thailand, representatives of these companies presented written statements of commitment to demonstrate their company's support to child friendly business practices.
Your business plan, financial statements and commitment from artists will serve as ways to convince banks or business partners that you have a profitable plan.
First, he offered a remarkably tepid statement of commitment to defending Gulf Arab allies.
