And while there's no shortage of talent or stories to tell, commitment by the nation's cultural institutions is necessary.
Once October's predicament is set -- whether or not to honor her never-tell commitment to Vergie and Gene -- the narrative falls into a long, slack middle section, which patiently chronicles October's teaching and dating experiences and her secret longing for David.
There is no easy short cut for detecting fake, false or flaky content, for judging whose claims are factual or evidence-based, or for telling whose commitments can and can't be trusted.
But if the base has been told true commitment should lead to actual legislative victory (and that this might be the "last chance" to stop Obamacare), then merely threatening a shutdown, or letting one happen for a few days and then cutting a deal, is as likely to disillusion conservative voters heading in to 2014 as it is to mobilize them.
All told, the commitment by the Department of Parks and Recreation, which announced the timetable at a City Council hearing, represents a major leap forward for a three-year-old project that has been hobbled by technical difficulties and a lack of interest by major Internet providers.
I'm told the commitment to an Edinburgh base remains strong.
Vets.gov shows, rather than tells, the commitment of the feds to do better. .
Applying the social psychology theory on the oath as a truth-telling-commitment device, we ask our bidders to swear on their honour to give honest answers prior to participating in an incentive-compatible second-price auction.
"I'd had successive miscarriages and my employers started questioning my commitment, telling me that work had to come first.
Luxemburg knew she bewildered him with her contrary impulses for autonomy and commitment, telling him in July 1897 that she felt "as touchy and skittish as a hare".
