Word: commit
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...pass led Moore perfectly, as she found herself alone with Big Green junior goalkeeper Kristin Luckenbill, last year's Ivy Player of the Year. Moore composed herself, drove left, waited for Luckenbill to commit and sent the ball into the lower right corner of the goal for the score and a 2-0 Harvard lead...
Mazzoleni has given Jonas a long, hard look for the top spot and officially did not commit to a No. 1 netminder...
...United Nations provides a way to resolve these collective action problems by bringing member nations together so they can voluntarily commit themselves to implementing a reform. This creates confidence that other governments will do the same and that there will be a distribution of the change's cost among those who will benefit. When multiple governments commit to combating a particular global problem, they hold each other accountable for their performance with diplomatic or economic pressure...
...celebrated suit brought by the supermarket chain Food Lion against ABC has frequently been misrepresented as a grand constitutional battle, a conflict over whether the First Amendment lets reporters commit fraud. The recent federal appeals court decision throwing out almost all of the damages against ABC represents a narrowly and wisely drawn opinion that protects press freedoms without giving the news media an open license to violate...
When the Red Sox commit errors, they often lose the game (as they did in this series). When the Yankees play Roger Clemens (now in better shape than he ever was in his last years with the Sox) against Pedro Martinez, they lose the game. There are consequences to actions. When the umpires mess up, they suffer only momentary embarrassment, but the teams and the fans all lose, because the game has been interfered with. Change the rules; hold the umpires accountable...