But as the report points out, there is a gap between the actual commitment and disbursement of funds.

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Speaking after the summit, Edinburgh University principal Prof Sir Timothy O'Shea claimed a "serious commitment" of public funds was needed for higher quality universities in Scotland in the future.

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For example, private equity funds require a commitment from investors of up to ten years, which may be subject to further extensions.

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"Today's action demonstrates the Department of Justice's steadfast commitment to safeguarding federal funds and making sure that contractors live up to their promises, " Stuart F.

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While there continue to be some key constitutional issues and real problems of poverty and climate change, the mood was one of urging the developed world to stick to the development commitment and funds set aside for the region, now more than ever.

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Net-long positions for funds decreased modestly in both the legacy and disaggregated weekly commitment of traders reports released by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the week ended Aug. 16.

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Net-long positions for funds fell across the board in both the legacy and disaggregated weekly commitment of traders reports released by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the week ended Sept. 27.

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"Whilst I appreciate that the consortium mentioned in the media today does have access to funds, at no time did we receive a written commitment, proposal or offer to inject an amount of money into this club, " Trembling said.

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