Word: commitmentto
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
This pattern is repeated whenever George isreminded that he is no longer his daughter's hero.It's cute. It's sweet. It's funny. This pattern, Ihope, is what producer Howard Rosenman was talkingabout in the movie's press release when he saidthat "The story is a reaffirmation of commitmentto basic family values." But this pattern is alsorepeated whenever George is reminded howoutlandishly expensive her wedding will be. TheSilly-Daddy-Doesn't-Want-to-Spring-for-a-Gorgeous-Wedding plot goes like this: First, George hearsbad financial news--the wedding cake will costmore than his first car ($1200); the weddingreception...
...Faculty of Arts and Sciences,Gilligan's bid did not come under the purview ofDean of the Faculty A. Michael Spence, who lastspring issued a report calling for a dramaticincrease in junior faculty tenure approvals. Thedenials of the three prominent professors haveraised questions about the University's commitmentto tenuring more of its own and the viability ofSpence's well-received plan
...Deer Hunter he plays an American ubermann, an Eagle-Scout of sorts obsessed by the boy's-book values of self-reliance and will power. He's an American hero of camaraderie who withholds himself from the weakening influence of women at the margin of his life for pure commitmentto the mystic bond of men in the wilds. Never defiled by desire, he stays aloof, ordered, and self-possessed, triumphant in his wiry celibacy. He's Hemingway's man, and he's that Dearslayer from James Fenimore Cooper. He's one of the real men you see at the hangout...