Word: commit
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...see—in both a physical and moral sense—and as a result becomes the movie’s heroine. But as both the physical and social conditions of the building quickly deteriorate, anarchy ensues, and the criminals who take control force the others to commit sickening acts of physical and sexual violence for food. Throughout the second half of the film, set primarily in the disgusting medical facilities, an ambivalent tone that alternates between seriousness and playfulness prevails, contributing greatly to the film’s diminishing power. At one point, after the government has completely...
...It’s probably up to Shawn, as much as he wants to commit himself,” Forst says. “He has the stuff of a much higher guy [than his draft position], and he’ll have the opportunity to move...
...supporters of the plan - which had been crafted by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke - argued that as painful as it would be to commit such an unprecedented amount of taxpayer money to cleaning up Wall Street's mess, the price of not doing it would be even greater, because the crisis would spread to hurt ordinary businesses and their workers. Supporters of the plan argued that the only way to keep the financial system operating was to have the government buy the junk assets in order to take them off the balance sheets...
...days here in New York is a President of Iran, Ahmadinejad, who would come on our soil and express such disdain for one of our closest allies and friends, Israel ... and we're hearing the evil that he speaks, and if hearing him doesn't allow Americans to commit more solidly to protecting the friends and allies that we need, especially there in the Mideast, then nothing will...
...nearly 20% since mid-2006 and say the government's eventual loss could approach $1 trillion. By seeking $700 billion - roughly akin to the cost of the Iraq war (so far) - the Treasury is taking a middle path. But many on Capitol Hill are pushing a proposal to commit an initial sum of $150 billion to $200 billion before handing over the whole...