Word: commitments
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Finally, a victory may offset the cost in lives and treasure. "Any military adventure, however poorly conceived, however dubious the strategic objective, is absolutely validated by victory," says former Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt, a history buff. "Once we commit to the use of force and it's decisive, then the cost is automatically worthwhile, without any exceptions in the course of American history...
Please learn the difference between the words "poring" and "pouring." You make this mistake quite often: in the text of the newspaper, in the Confidential Guide and, most recently, in your flyer advertising subscriptions. How do you expect people to be attracted to buying your newspaper when you commit basic errors in your writing...
Dominick M. Bertelli '91-'92 also agrees, saying that he didn't think sanctions and negotiations were given enough of a chance, "but once you commit to this line of action, you can't turn back...
Finally, Iraq cannot afford to withdraw without a guarantee that the Palestinian issue will be addressed. The united States cannot afford to accept such linkage. The solution to this last dilemma involves a fourth country--besides the U.S. Iraq, and the nation that sponsors the resolution--that would commit itself to taking up the issue, once Iraq had withdrawn...
...There's no such thing as a `hobby' in my would," dry says. "You have to commit to one thing, and I'd be letting my teammates down if I said I was looking forward to prancing off to training camp in a couple of weeks when we have the biggest game of our lives Sunday...