The company said this week that it had received only tentative commitments from a number of "potential investors."

At a pledge meeting last month, prospective donors made a tentative commitment to put up at least $200 million.

How do we stand on tentative commitments for those two hundred acres?

Five countries have made tentative commitments to put the computers into the hands of millions of students, with production in Taiwan expected to begin by mid-2007.

The sponsor of a leveraged buyout usually knows that, and may even have tentative commitments from some buyers before it takes a company private.

We therefore welcome the tentative commitment to demand management in draft MPG6.

About 11,000 people have provided the on-line group with tentative commitments worth $20 million if it is permitted to make an offer, Crotty said.

Each faction thinks it has received tentative commitments from those voting at least 40 percent of the shares.

As a result, there is more of a chance that a loan will fall through after a tentative commitment has been made.

In the past, once a borrower had a tentative commitment from a bank it was unusual for the loan not to come through.