But as her political commitments grew, she said, "I couldn't, and that was the only thing that made me wonder."

Although two and three-day flights within the U.S. were common, the 157th's overseas commitment was growing.

Thomas's ongoing commitment started with food and clothing distribution and grew from there.

Even without the aid package, the United States' commitment in Colombia is already growing.

"When you enter into a store when you're new, you make a commitment to grow together."

After the attacks, his commitment grew only stronger.

Countrywide's commitment to low-income loans had grown to $600 billion by early 2003.

In the late sixties and early seventies, while his political commitment grew, Tàpies worked even more with objects.

And while a strong economy is pushing down that headline deficit, the government's financial commitments actually grew more rapidly last year than in 2005.

Taken as a whole, the federal government's commitments have grown from $20 trillion in 2000 to $50 trillion today.