That has now changed, at least at the level of rhetoric.

Yes, a startling statistic, combined with some hyperbolic prose, will make us sit up and pay attention.

Bush s us and them rhetoric clearly defines an other and positions it as a cohesive enemy.

What European leaders may want most from the Fund are easy loans and strong rhetorical support.

This is done either by redefining the sector subsector to which a commitment applies or by going from one partial commitment to another one.

Today, the proverbial shoe is on the other foot. Long known for its rhetorical faith in South South cooperation, India has begun putting its money where its mouth used to be.

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That is quite a commitment.

Moreover, Bush s exaggerated rhetoric was often at odds with his practice, giving rise to charges of hypocrisy.

But the commitment of these independent political entities to the euro cannot match the history of America s commitment to the dollar.

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Reporting was an obligation, not a choice.

We have an obligation to encourage and support them.

Underneath this ceremonial role, he was really modest and really introverted so much so that when he delivered these sermons, he had trouble making eye contact with the very same congregation that he had been speaking to for 62 years.

The Japanese typically try to keep quiet.

Egypt's commitment to the establishment of a nuclear weapon free zone in the Middle East is unquestionable.

Everyone has a generalized commitment to progress.

Sadat gained a privileged place in history and achieved immortality the moment he fled from the comfortable prison of inertia, and from the pantomime solidarity and hollow rhetorical cohesion of Arab summits.

With little beyond rhetorical support from their supposed friends in the West, the people of Aleppo had pushed out the Assad dictatorship in July 2012 and pushed out Daesh (ISIS) extremists in January 2014.

I can assure you of my own personal commitment as well as that of Sweden and of course that of Ambassador Jan Eliasson to this cause, in his capacity as President of the General Assembly.

The Central African Republic, a former French colony, has gone through major social movements, in which human beings, in all their complexity, have always been central.

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A planning obligation has been in effect since 1998.

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Date and venue of the second session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (Agenda item 2 (f))

The international community's commitment must be sustained.

What is most frightening about all this is not the American anti missile project or Putin s rhetorical muscle flexing, but rather the increasingly dramatic European weakness that the episode has exposed.

Organizational skills the ability to attract and inspire an effective inner circle of followers can compensate for rhetorical deficiencies, just as effective public rhetoric can partly compensate for low organizational skills.

And all of this with a promise to keep silent under threat of death.

We urge Russia to undertake a similar commitment.

Not to do so would mean to renege on political commitments and to severely damage the EU's credibility in the world.

The wording in paragraph 2, which refers to an obligation established by a rule of the international organization , is intended to refer to any obligation arising from the rules of the organization.

Wherewithal to deliver. China s commitment to stability has teeth.

All you need is genuine commitment and mutual interests.

The commitment and monitoring of the Government to this process is seen as essential.

There are arguments for caution in this process.

We urge the Tribunals to remain vigilant in that regard.

The State party is under an obligation to avoid similar violations in the future.

She affirmed the commitment of UNICEF to the Millennium Development Goals and to United Nations reform.

Malaysia reiterated its commitment to cooperating in such efforts.

In fairness, no UN Secretary General has paid greater homage to the ideals of the human rights movement, or attempted, at least rhetorically, to associate the UN with those ideals, than Kofi Annan. Rhetoric is not reality, of course, and the UN s declarations have often seemed far removed from its daily practice.

The very survival of Western civilization is at stake. Is it really so surprising that certain people might mistake this rhetoric for a call to arms?

Not only was his rhetorical style effective, but after inflammatory comments by his pastor threatened to derail his campaign, he produced one of the best speeches on race in America since the days of King.

The State responsible for the internationally wrongful act is under an obligation