Word: commitement
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...have revised his reputation, but they could also land him in legal trouble. In 1993 Major sued the New Statesman and Scallywag magazines for libel over articles suggesting he was having an affair with a Downing Street caterer. The basis of Major's claim: It was unthinkable he would commit adultery. The cases never went to trial - like most libel actions, they were settled out of court. But both publications incurred debilitating costs. Scallywag eventually went bust; the New Statesman neared bankruptcy after paying over ?200,000 to defend the action. The total bill included ?1,001 in damages...
...What happened out there was a combination of us playing an outstanding team while also constantly putting ourselves behind the eight ball,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy explained following the 2000 defeat. “When you commit so many turnovers against an opponent like Lehigh, this is the final score you’re going to end up with...
...pursued its spirit more avidly than Pope John Paul II, who in March 2000 pressed a prayer card between blocks of Jerusalem's Western Wall: "God of our fathers, you chose Abraham and his descendants to bring your name to the nations ... we wish to commit ourselves to genuine brotherhood with the people of the Covenant...
With a tight score of 21-20, Harvard’s blockers caused B.C. to commit a number of unforced errors to pull away for a 30-25 victory...
...notion of collecting mug shots of potential criminals has sparked comparisons to the futuristic thriller Minority Report, in which a fictional high-tech police unit identifies criminals before they commit crimes, an analogy that Szczerba says is laughable. He adds that it is "highly improbable" that innocent people were caught up in the sweeps. But police statistics show that nearly 20% of the more than 600 people detained thus far were not charged with any offense...