And public commitments, even seemingly minor ones, direct future action.

而公开的承诺，即使看上去微不足道，也会指引今后的行动。

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The spokeswoman was unable to say how much money the broadcaster wanted in public subsidy or if jobs and public service commitments would be affected without it.

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Until recently, he had made both public and private commitments to confidence building gestures that would move Pakistan forward in the transition to democracy.

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It wants to find ways of trying to ensure that ITV1 and Channel 5 renew their licences and maintain some public service commitments.

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