Example sentences of "[pron] commitment to the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Nothing will change my commitment to the idea that a truly liberal education is much more than an examination syllabus , ’ she says .
2 My commitment to the hyphen is unswerving .
3 He said I should join to prove that my commitment to the ending of injustice was n't all hot air .
4 ‘ She told me there was this letter from Stan , questioning my loyalty to Barnet and my commitment to the club .
5 Her commitment to the welfare of others stemmed from her involvement in the Christian Movement for Peace at Oxford .
6 Mrs Bottomley stressed her commitment to the Patient 's Charter , which has already eliminated almost all waits of more than two years for NHS operations .
7 Yet while she empathizes with her Haitian contacts and admires the beautiful and mysterious celebrations she sees performed , she never forfeits her sense of humour nor her commitment to the truth .
8 The Department retains its commitment to the development of a broad based training programme which emphasises behavioural aspects but also recognises the need for physical restraint , as a last resort measure , within the context of direct care .
9 British Rail says the new turbo train proves its commitment to the Cotswold Line .
10 At the end there was Glenda Weston , ward sister at Kettering General Hospital , pledging to vote Labour because of its commitment to the NHS and ordinary men and women .
11 The fact that Barilli has recently shown a keen awareness of contemporary art trends may help his candidacy at a time when the Biennale has reaffirmed its commitment to the documentation of contemporary art .
12 Having considered this report the Council went on to state its commitment to the provision of approved re-entry programmes in its first annual report of December 1984 .
13 IN THE beginning there was John Mortimer QC , waxing lyrical about the great ideals of the 1945 Labour government and judging that its commitment to the welfare state and social equality made it the greatest this century .
14 Brooks continues its commitment to the sport of triathlon by sponsoring the British Triathlon team for 1992 .
15 To underline its commitment to the Ryan recommendations , the Institute simultaneously published two statements of best practice for companies reporting in the Republic and their auditors .
16 Wide-ranging though the Quality Scotland Foundation 's work is , its commitment to the promotion and demonstration of the benefits of quality to the advantage of all who live and work in Scotland is fundamental to all it does .
17 The government has reaffirmed its commitment to the principle of integration envisaged in the 1981 Education Act .
18 The Belgian government on May 17 reaffirmed its commitment to the integration of immigrants .
19 At a time when the credit of the legal profession was at a low ebb , the duty solicitor scheme could be advanced as practical evidence of its commitment to the theory of community service ( Hillyard 1975 , p.6 ) .
20 The manufacturers ' own organisation , the National Office of Animal Health , has reaffirmed its commitment to the dips .
21 There is a clear need for the Government to make a statement of its commitment to the cause of building the UK 's industrial performance to match its competitors ' .
22 The ANC 's elliptical denial that it was ‘ organisationally implicated ’ has done little to calm white people 's doubts about its commitment to the rule of law .
23 The evening turned out to be a spectacular climax to a year of consolidated growth for Embassy tennis , a tribute to its commitment to the game over a three year period .
24 The ANC used the conference to confirm its commitment to the negotiations process , but declared that it would adopt " mass action " programmes to force a change in the government 's position , setting a mid-June deadline .
25 It must also follow up its commitment to the Climate Change Convention signed and championed by Prime Minister John Major at the Rio Earth Summit in June .
26 Stepping up its commitment to the Unix market , this announcement follows a stream of similar agreements including ports to Novell Inc 's NetWare and Univel Inc for UnixWare .
27 The Saudi government confirmed on Oct. 28 in an official statement issued in Riyadh its commitment to the Yamaha agreement on the supply of arms from the UK ( the second phase of which had been signed in 1988 — see p. 36312 ) , despite press speculation to the contrary .
28 The opportunities of the mid-1970s were struggling to survive — and the role of the CNAA , having established its commitment to the arts — was to continue to encourage and promote , but also to be critical , to investigate , and when necessary to withdraw approval .
29 At the closing session of the ministerial meeting on Sept. 7 the delegates issued a statement affirming their commitment to the continuation of the movement , despite the ending of the Cold War .
30 The Montenegrin and Serbian authorities had expressed their commitment to the continuation of the Yugoslav state in February [ see p. 38779 ] .
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