And this is not a rhetorical question.

They are readily understandable by citizens and elected officials and serve as a powerful rhetorical symbol.

There must be commitment in return for commitment.

These rhetorical devices must not overshadow careful analysis of the various options. There has been surprisingly little comparative analysis of the effects of quantitative easing (QE) in Japan, the US, and Britain.

This is not a matter only for the world s largest economies. Candidates to lead their countries should not be allowed to get away with speaking in generalities or engaging in vague rhetorical flourishes.

With his campaign apparently dead in the water, McCain reached out all right to the right wing fundamentalists in his own party. Governor Sarah Palin strode onto the national stage, rhetorical guns blazing.

However, the only way to guarantee that nuclear weapons would never be used was for the world to be free of them it was time to move beyond rhetorical flourish and political posturing.

There was political commitment, some financial commitment, and everybody joined in the fight.

All of these descriptions may be accurate, but each carries different rhetorical weight and legal implications. The time has come for governments and international organizations to call the attack on MH17 a probable war crime.

Instead, they are resorting to diversionary tactics by engaging in overblown rhetorical battles about minor controversies. But they cannot ignore their problems forever, and the consequences of delaying the reforms that France needs could be catastrophic.

Strengthening political commitment

Our commitment continues.

Iraq s central government is aware of the risks, as well, and is likely to exercise maximum restraint. A limited Turkish strike into northern Iraq would probably elicit little reaction beyond public condemnation and rhetorical assertions of Iraqi sovereignty.

1. Reaffirms its commitment

It questions our commitment.

The commitment is there.

(a) Secure political commitment.

Political will and commitment

We appreciate that commitment.

The answer lies in Ayn Rand s rhetorical invocation of despair in her 1957 epic Atlas Shrugged Who is John Galt? Simply put, when the state seizes the incentives and drivers of capital investment, owners of capital go on strike.

Proponents of the Assisted Reproductive Technologies Regulation Bill 2010, now before the Indian Parliament, employ a similar rhetorical twist. They say that the bill actually protects surrogate mothers for example, by limiting the number of pregnancies they can undergo.

1. Affirms its commitment to

They have drive, passion, commitment.

And the third is commitment.

We welcome this renewed commitment.

Financing of the commitment authority

That is quite a commitment.

Unfortunately, judging by the initiatives already on the Brisbane agenda, the summit looks set to take a business as usual approach. If the G 20 fails to put policy meat on its rhetorical bones, it will risk looking weak and irrelevant.

Such it is with commitment devices.

Strengthened and long term political commitment.

(f) Principal function Strengthening political commitment

Our commitment is demanding but achievable.

Norway maintains its commitment to Haiti.

Provide proactive leadership and reaffirm commitment

Our commitment to peacekeeping remains unflinching.

Organizational skills the ability to attract and inspire an effective inner circle of followers can compensate for rhetorical deficiencies, just as effective public rhetoric can partly compensate for low organizational skills. Hitler was skillful at communicating with both distant and inner circle audiences.

What European leaders may want most from the Fund are easy loans and strong rhetorical support. But what Europe really needs is the kind of honest assessment and tough love that the Fund has traditionally offered to its other, less politically influential, clients.

A Party included in Annex I may use tCERs towards meeting its commitment for the commitment period for which they were issued.

A Party included in Annex I may use lCERs towards meeting its commitment for the commitment period for which they were issued.

So why do we need commitment devices?

That is our duty and our commitment.

Everyone has a generalized commitment to progress.

Commitment to the three non nuclear principles

The OPCW's commitment to Africa is undiminished.

Such a practical, effective EU may not reach the lofty rhetorical aspirations beloved by politicians, but it will not be moribund. On the contrary, such a Europe has a lot to gain for itself as well as to contribute to the rest of the world.