Word: commitment
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...have been accused of opposing parole and probation. I'm heartily in favor of them. But I am vigorously opposed to the abuse of parole and probation. The bleeding hearts on parole boards ought to be a little tougher. [In the matter of preventive detention] people who commit serious felonies-rape, murder, hijacking and kidnaping-should be incarcerated until they're tried, but it's absolutely wrong that they should have to wait seven or eight months before their trials...
...very observant of my weight. I had to cut off 20 pounds, and I had to give up everything I like, like chocolate cream pie. My two dogs are among the smartest and most affectionate dogs I've ever seen. Anybody would think twice before they'd commit murder because of the way those dogs bark. They're great company to me. The less I think of some people, the more I think of my dogs. I can leave in the morning and be in a bad mood, and when I come home at night they...
Viet Cong-style terrorism? Not in Phnom-Penh, insisted the U.S. military aid director. "It's much harder for them to commit sabotage here because they would have to get Cambodians to do it." Not in Phnom-Penh, agreed a European ambassador. "It would be too costly for them. They would lose what little popularity they might have...
That motion failed when Butler asked for a roll-call vote-"to commit everyone to his position publicly," she later said. Vellucci and Fantini both voted against...
Cooper does not like to commit himself publicly on controversial issues, instead pushing his ideas within small groups. He has been an economic consultant to various political figures, and is presently doing research abroad on leave from Henry Kissinger's White House staff...