Costa gave his oral commitment to Oregon in August 2005, before the start of his senior season.

Brown had given an oral commitment as a high school senior to play for Michigan, but he broke it after visiting West Point.

Now all they know is that those who have given an oral commitment to Miami will be subjected to pitches by other universities.

I can brief you," she began, "only after you establish an oral commitment.

However, according to people who have reviewed the paperwork for the transaction itself, there is no mention of that oral commitment.

In the summer of 2001, he made an oral commitment to have his father frozen at Alcor.

In the meantime, high school juniors are only a few months away from giving oral commitments to their future colleges.

A few weeks earlier, Rubeor had given an oral commitment to play lacrosse at Virginia.

"We hope that this oral commitment will be translated into fact when we begin inspections," he said.

The Act was designed to allow building owners to withdraw from their oral commitments, not to let them pay nothing for requested work.