Of the 41 that originally committed to the race, 33 actually showed up on race day and 20 were reported to have finished.

He originally committed to Auburn in 2007 but did not qualify academically.

Of the more than 5,400 South Vietnamese troops originally committed to the battle, only 850 returned to government lines.

He originally committed to Colorado, but did not qualify academically, and therefore headed to junior college.

While $240,000 was originally committed to the project, the figure rose to nearly $260,000 by completion (equivalent to nearly $6 million in 2008).

Snead originally committed to Florida but decided to go to Texas to be closer to home.

Prudential Insurance originally committed $18 million of long-term financing.

He originally committed to the University of North Carolina to play both football and basketball.

Another more public punishment was whipping, sometimes performed in the town where the offense was originally committed.

Courtney Gilman, age twenty-three, originally committed by his family two and a half years ago.