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Billy (Donovan) was committed today to stay with Darrel. That's good coaching.

Believing that a strong, supportive connection between young men and women of our armed forces and the civilian communities they are ready and willing to serve is crucial to morale, ASA has committed itself to building and strengthening this link.

Between us, France and Britain will commit a majority of the troops that are currently committed to that (NATO) force, ... We are both clear we are only going to supply our troops ... if there is a cease-fire and a demilitarization on both sides.

Discussions at both operations are positive in tone and constructive in nature. We are committed to working toward successful conclusions of negotiations at both sites.

Doug not only has a Plan A; he has a Plan B and C. We'd all love to keep Carlos, but if it doesn't pan out for any reason, Doug can go to Plan B or C. We're committed to having a competitive team here.

Do we have a lot of work to be done? Yes. Are we committed to what we can do to help the parties overcome these difficulties? Yes. Based on the discussions I have had, I see the potential for progress.

Consistent with existing BP practice, we remain committed to returning excess free cash flow, including the net proceeds of this sale, to shareholders,

Contrary to rumours in the marketplace we are not delaying the scheduled USA launch, we are committed to the October 22, 2005 release date, and the product will be available in all 50 states well in advance of the Christmas retail season.

Corning is fully committed to the LCD industry in China and to growing with our customers in this important region of the world market.

Correctional officers are just like police officers on the streets of any community. But for correctional officers, everyone they work with is a convicted felon and nearly half have committed a violent offense. They never get to rescue a kitten from a tree.

Directed is committed to the same high level of service to our investors that we apply to every facet of our business.

Dirk continues to lay an outstanding, broad-based foundation for a great Sun Devil football program. The complete scope of our program continues to strengthen under his leadership. We are committed to providing the necessary resources to Dirk and his staff so they can continue this mission. I am confident in Dirk's abilities as a mentor for our student-athletes.

'Dirtbag' is just the term we use, like a 'gnarly dude' in surfing. Within the climbing culture, it means being a committed lifer: someone who has embraced a minimalist ethic in order to rock climb. It basically means you're a homeless person by choice.

Credit this victory to some big hearts and a very determined group. We knew on this swing down here that we hadn't played good basketball in several games. We just committed ourselves to play as well as we could and the most important thing is wins and we accomplished that.

Customers who complain are not nitpickers or looking for discounts, they're committed to your organization. Someone who isn't committed to your company wouldn't bother complaining.

Courtney Whatley committed a foul, but one of the referees signaled the foul on McKinley and he was told to sit down. The bad part was that one of them signaled the foul on Courtney and the other signaled it on Cedric, but they never conversed and we lost Cedric.

Courts recognized Mr. Baird as suffering from mental illness at the time he committed the murders, and Indiana Supreme Court Justice Ted Boehm recently wrote that Mr. Baird is 'insane in the ordinary sense of the word.' It is difficult to find reasons not to agree, ... However, I reached today's decision without substituting my judgment for others on the ambiguous issue of Mr. Baird's degree of insanity. To me, it suffices to note that, had the sentence of life without parole been available in 1987, the jury and the State would have imposed it with the support of the victims' families.

Don't think I'm copping out. I'm committed to the positive set and if the year turns out negatively, I promise not to pull out the bearish surprises and say I had the right idea all along, but just went a little bit astray when I announced my bullish preference in January.

Today's spectrum announcement is great news for American consumers and the U.S. economy. President Bush's committed focus on wireless as a catalyst for technology growth is paying dividends.

Warner Music Group is committed to making the mobile space an important place for consumers to connect with our artists. With this agreement, Warner Music Group not only extends our great partnership with Cingular, but, for the first time, makes Missy Elliott master ringtones available to her many fans.

was committed to the principles of democracy to his dying days.

Vince is everything you look for in a quarterback. We're looking forward to playing Texas. Were they to play the national championship game today, (Texas would) be in it. The biggest thing we're looking for is how much we can improve this week. That will be the key to this football team. We are committed through the whole season.

What people in Washington are saying is that Fitzpatrick simply could not stand up to the pressure of the Republican leadership when they demanded that he vote with them, meaning that on such a vital vote for his district, he prioritized the Republican Party marching orders over the interests of his own constituents and his own principles. People in Pennsylvania's 8th district have to worry that if Fitzpatrick caved in to GOP leadership pressure on CAFTA, what might he do on a whole host of other issues on which he has committed to his voters but which are not in line with the Republican leaders' positions.

What Petro is competing for are the more moderate Republicans and conservatives who are not as committed on the tax issue.

What programs there are, are pitiful when one compares the scale of this epidemic to the resources committed by the federal government.

What we are naming is 23 solid commitments. We've committed them, they've committed to us, all the paperwork is in place, there's no physical issues and concerns on the part of the clubs.

When you make something as important as the medicines that keep us alive, you've got to do everything in your power to make sure those medicines reach the people who need them, especially when the people can't afford to have those prescriptions filled. The companies are committed to taking care of everyone who calls in and signs up.

When you play against a team like McKeesport, you can't play scared or they'll eat you alive. We battled them. Sure we're disappointed that we lost after having the game tied with 5 seconds left in the third quarter. But we committed too many turnovers.

The president is committed ... He will undertake a series of executive steps, and has issued a memorandum directing me to come up with a strategy with the private sector.

The president is committed to making tax cuts for the richest one percent permanent. There are trade-offs for being so generous to those who are so wealthy. Every dollar that is given to millionaires is a dollar that will be cut in our communities.

The president is committed to rebuilding the Gulf Coast.

The president is committed to saving Social Security, maintaining our hard won fiscal responsibility, reforming and strengthening our public schools so they work better for our children, passing a patient's bill or rights, strengthening America's leadership in the global economy and securing the peace in troubled areas around the world,

The one thing we've never heard is the reason why they've committed this crime. I look forward to hearing that. I think we all do,

Bert and his wife, Iris, have been extraordinarily committed to the development of soccer at all levels in northeast Ohio, and his passion for the game, his unflinching dedication to community service and his pursuit of excellence in all his endeavors both professionally and personally will never be forgotten.

Benjamin Netanyahu has made the official policy of the Israeli government the two-state solution, at a time when he had opposition from many quarters. That is his official position. He remains publicly committed to it, but not just publicly; also in diplomacy, totally committed to moving swiftly toward that solution.

Even though I'm not with their mother, it's important for my kids to see adults in a committed and happy relationship. They need to see a strong relationship. You don't have to settle.

Even the most committed alums say it was an ugly building when it was built.

You hear about troubled adolescents. That was not the young men and women I saw. They were incredible workers, they had vision, they were dedicated and determined and committed to the project.

We don't really have a way to answer that yet, partly because there have been so few people released from civil commitment and partly because the number who have been committed is also low.

Twenty-two years ago, he committed to an entire life's mission to write about the African-American experience. That is a huge, huge commitment. This is one man saying, 'I want to do this.' How he has changed the face of American theater is truly amazing.

We are certainly committed to and are going to make our (delivery) schedules.

We do not intend to close down our operations or withdraw. We are absolutely committed to pursuing our work.

With full responsibility, I can say that the KLA has not committed this act.

Based on investigation, analysis and review of the evidence by experts and experienced investigators and prosecutors, this Office concluded that Mr. Foster committed suicide by gunshot in Fort Marcy Park, VA on July 20, 1993,

Every dollar, euro, or yen committed today will save lives, ... Every helicopter provided will rescue the injured, among them hundreds of children. Every shelter erected will save a family from the ravages of winter.

Every dollar, euro, or yen committed today will save lives. Every helicopter provided will rescue the injured, among them hundreds of children. Every shelter erected will save a family from the ravages of winter.

Everyone shares the same goal of ensuring the safety of consumers. We are committed to assisting in the review of this matter in any way we can.

Everybody is committed to this team. We've turned things around.

Everybody tried to tell us, 'You know, this is not going to work. You sure you know what you're doing?' And Earvin was wonderful because he was committed and he went to them and he said, 'I'm not really asking the question. This is what we're going to do. Will you support me? Will you give us film?' And in each case it was a 100-percent yes.

At real big tournaments, you can pay a service to give you what's basically a palm pilot telling you the players' information, including whether they're committed or not, and what their playing schedule is. At something like this, I just try to watch as many players as possible.

At the corporation, we believe one of the most critical issues facing the country is the preparation of America's teachers, which is just not good enough. Creating a vision for change and sharing how to improve teacher preparation is something the corporation is committed to.

As technology breaks down the physical barriers of college campuses, the extraordinary intellectual capital of the educator community is becoming available to anyone committed to learning - regardless of age, income or location.

As this transaction demonstrates, we are committed to delivering content to consumers through distribution systems both traditional and new.

Commitment. I know what it takes for athletes to be successful at this high a level. I went, sometimes during my career, four month without a day off. If you love what you are doing, being committed is really not that difficult.

committed to defending the rights of all our men and women, whatever their beliefs.

committed to investing for growth and returning excess cash to our stockholders.

committed to letting the Afghan people determine their own future.

committed to making conflict a thing of the past.

committed to putting whatever resources are necessary towards completing this project.

committed to taking steps to ensure that e-commerce remains a secure place to do business.

committed to the cease-fire ... committed to peace.

Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal.

The United States and NATO are committed to supporting democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Iraq.

The United States is committed to helping Iraq recover from the conflict, but Iraq will not require sustained aid.

The United States is committed to using all of the tools at our disposal to help keep our oil and gasoline markets well supplied, ... This sale ensures that refineries have the petroleum they need to keep gasoline and diesel fuel flowing to American consumers while production facilities in the gulf region regain their capacity. As we move forward, we will continue to monitor the overall supply of petroleum available and the needs of the nation as we determine next steps.

The time frame is past due. The expectation had been that by the time we kicked off our fund-raising in Canada, we would have had the final costs and design. However, what the Jerusalem Foundation of Canada has bought into and committed itself to is the significant investment in and renewal of Zion Square. And they were therefore comfortable in proceeding with the undertaking, even in the absence of the specific details of the architectural components.

The time table Secretary Card spoke of was, in fact, the time table General Blum had committed the night before to Governor Blanco to meet.

I understand my name is being mentioned in connection with job openings in the National Football League, but I want to re-iterate my commitment to the University of Louisville, our players and all of our Cardinal fans. The University of Louisville has been great for me, and family and I'm committed to fulfilling our goal of taking the program to the next level.

I've been personally involved and committed to helping because of its impact on students.

I've committed myself to be this type of player. Bitch and moan as I may, I've committed myself to it, and I'm going to stay committed to it until I'm done, because they gave me a chance to win the ultimate goal. I'll never forget them for that.

I've been very fortunate to work with a company that's committed to producing high-level programming and is willing to give you the time and money to do shows right.

The worst part is he fanned on the shot. It's frustrating. I committed when he faked the slap shot and then I was in a desperate place. Stuff like that happens though.

Think Adoption First is the right thing to do, and we are absolutely committed to making this work, to the benefit of adoptable animals and our community animal welfare partners.

The Trail Blazers organization is committed to assisting the victims of Hurricane Katrina, ... We have friends and family that are victims of this disaster. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has been impacted by this tragedy.

The traveling public can continue to book Delta with confidence, and we appreciate their business and look forward to serving them. In the meantime, Delta remains committed to seeking a consensual agreement with our pilots and is working hard to do so.

The winner of the Citizen of the Year Award has touched so many lives. It is a person who is truly committed to the community and has done a lot for the love of the community.

The governor is committed to passing a capital bill and we think this bill that we are talking about leaves little room for excuses to not to consider this plan. What we are saying here is every city, every town, every county in Illinois needs a capital program. They have school needs, they have road needs, they have mass transit needs and they need jobs. This bill addresses all of those areas. We think this is a bill that both sides of the aisle should seriously consider for the health and the benefit of their districts.

The governor is committed to putting resources where they are needed the most.

The governor is committed to the rebate program, and he is committed to doing anything he can do in the current fiscal situation.

The governor remains committed to providing immediate relief for taxpayers at the check-out counter - not something that offers relief just once a year if they fill out a tax return.

Trafficking in persons for sexual purposes is a debased and degrading practice which must be stopped, ... The department is committed to eradicating this evil.

You can tell he works hard. He's what coaches want. He's committed to the game, you can tell that.

While there is no single silver bullet to cure all food safety problems, irradiation has been shown to be both safe and effective, ... USDA is committed to approving new technologies that offer industry additional tools to help produce even safer food.

While the result was a loss, we didn't beat ourselves. Instead, we were beaten by good hitting. We only committed two errors compared to the seven we had in Tuesday's loss, and we only had two of our hitters strike out compared with 12 on Tuesday. We were in the game until it exploded in the fifth.

While there will be a reduced military presence, the Australian government remains committed to the people of the Solomon Islands and continues to provide specialist support to advance reforms in policing, justice, finance and governance,

While top and bottom-line results did not meet our expectations for the quarter, we remain optimistic about our prospects for growth in the future. We remain committed to profitability, excluding non-cash charges, no later than the end of calendar 2001 and we anticipate revenue for fiscal 2001 to be approximately 2.25 times fiscal 2000 revenue.

While we are disappointed with the results and expect continued intense competition, we remain committed to our focus on store execution, training, inventory control and effective advertising and promotions. We believe this is the formula for increasing sales and improving cash flow in the long term.

While we are encouraged by the sales results during this difficult economic climate, they were below our expectations, ... ... However, we remain strongly committed to our long-term strategy and believe this will continue to produce excellent financial results over time.

While we are satisfied with the numbers, we are committed to moving even faster and executing even more effectively, ... Competition for Web-based products, particularly in the U.S., has been fierce and we will continue to invest considerable resources to strengthen the mySAP.com momentum.

While we await the results of the investigation, I remind everyone that under our system of law, people are presumed innocent until proven guilty. One deep value the university is committed to is protecting us all from coercion and assault. An equally central value is that we must not judge each other on the basis of opinion or strong feeling rather than evidence of actual conduct.

While we do not keep statistics regarding how much 'discrimination' occurs, we can confirm that we receive fewer allegations of bias-motivated criminal activity now than we did in the time period shortly after 9/11. The Justice Department is committed to aggressively investigating and prosecuting these bias crimes.

We were down 5-2 in the first couple of innings after the defense committed a few errors. But all the players calmed down and played a great game from the fourth inning on.

to determine if they have committed the kind of crimes that make them of particular interest to the coalition or if they are ... people who are late joiners, if they are people who are merely sympathizers who have been brought into this and caught up in the process; if they are the hard-liners or people with blood on their hands.

The government always has a reasonable argument that it doesn't want to immunize a person because that person may have committed a crime.

We need to start serious measures to reduce greenhouse gases within the next decade. If we don't do something soon, we're committed to four to six meters (13 to 20 feet) of sea-level rise in the future.

We've been clear and consistent that we're committed to Louisville.

We've been committed to closing this plant for a long time.

We've been deeply involved in the International Home Furnishings Market for many years, and we're committed to keeping it alive and thriving in High Point. We feel that SHOWPLACE is a landmark property with tremendous potential, not just during April and October, but for between-market use as well.

We're thrilled that the strike is settled ... but our group is committed to being educational advocates for our children.

We seemed to have lost our focus a little bit. And it showed in our game against UST. But I'm not going to be making any excuses. We just seem to be in sync. We committed too many turnovers.