Example sentences of "[noun pl] commit [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was one vital breakthrough for the nationalist consciousness , though there still remains some doubt as to how deep this was for the Fianna Fáil party : all the parties committed themselves to the recognition of the protestant — loyalist group as having legitimate aspirations and affirmed the need for the recognition of ‘ two sets of legitimate rights ’ coexisting in the island as a whole : ‘ Constitutional nationalists are determined to secure justice for all traditions … |
| 2 | Under the terms of an agreement , signed on July 14 , the two parties committed themselves to a temporary truce from July 19 to be followed by a complete ceasefire on July 31 . |
| 3 | We would like to se the political parties commiting themselves to an overhaul of the sentencing process to make it more rational and civilised . |
| 4 | This is exactly what I have attempted in this book , beginning in chapter four with my version of why so many black kids commit themselves to sport , then moving , in chapters five and six , to the experiences in family life and at school and how these affect the ties to sport . |
| 5 | And unless all nations commit themselves to the elimination of ozone-depleting chemicals , the agreement is compromised . |
| 6 | The government , it said , intended to use this conference to get all negotiating parties to commit themselves to " such fundamentals as a multiparty state , a free economy and press , and protection of human rights and property " . |
| 7 | The G-7 countries committed themselves to gaining agreement from other creditors ( commercial banks ) and to maintaining short-term credits . |
| 8 | Both countries committed themselves not to attack or invade the other , and to resolve disputes through a process of dialogue . |
| 9 | The communique issued by the participants stated that ‘ surplus countries committed themselves to following policies designed to strengthen domestic demand and to reducing external surpluses ’ and ‘ deficit countries committed themselves to encourage steady , low-inflation growth while reducing their domestic imbalances and external deficits . ’ |
| 10 | The communique issued by the participants stated that ‘ surplus countries committed themselves to following policies designed to strengthen domestic demand and to reducing external surpluses ’ and ‘ deficit countries committed themselves to encourage steady , low-inflation growth while reducing their domestic imbalances and external deficits . ’ |
| 11 | In 1980 these countries committed themselves to the concept of health for all by the year 2000 . |
| 12 | My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister ensured at Maastricht that the British proposals on this matter were passed : first , all countries committed themselves to improving animal welfare , which was a major step forward never agreed between those countries before ; and , secondly , in future , the European Court of Justice will be in a position to fine countries that fail to keep their obligations under Community rules . |
| 13 | Under the terms of the agreement both countries committed themselves not to " test , manufacture , produce , accept , possess , store , deploy or use nuclear weapons " . |
| 14 | Liverpool Labour group member George Knibb said : ‘ What we are asking you to do is for what you believe in for the miners to commit yourselves to for your own workforce . ’ |
| 15 | The World Health Organisation has called for individual developing countries to commit themselves to decade programmes . |
| 16 | Government officials committed themselves to ensuring that there would be no net loss of US wetlands and expressed the hope that the proposals would end the stalemate between environmentalist and business groups on the wetlands issue . |
| 17 | But if Mr Major is at heart opposed to greater union , Britain 's policy is likely to be affected by the institutional pressures of Whitehall , which has over the years committed itself to the pro-European line . |
| 18 | The list of prestige projects to which governments committed themselves is long , ranging from magnificent presidential palaces in such countries as Liberia , Cameroun and Gabon , to whole capital cities as in Malawi , Tanzania and Nigeria . |
| 19 | No one expects the editors to commit themselves before receiving a submitted paper , but some indication of the degree of pleasure with which a resubmission would be received would be welcome . |
| 20 | The clause is relatively mild , requiring international agencies to commit themselves to support eradication efforts . |
| 21 | The defining of duties and responsibilities is not impossible , but I ca n't see local authorities committing themselves to such a survey now . |
| 22 | The mayors committed themselves to local action plans to reduce CO2 emissions : methods discussed included recycling of waste heat from heating and cooling systems , and controls on traffic . |
| 23 | In the event the Plymouth group did very little after 1609 but in 1607 the Londoners committed themselves more fully than before and launched an expedition which founded a settlement at Jamestown in Chesapeake Bay . |
| 24 | In India , local business leaders committed themselves to rural community projects following a BITCI forum held there in February . |
| 25 | In October 1972 , at a Summit in Paris , the Community leaders committed themselves to EMU , which was to be achieved by 1980 . |
| 26 | In contrast Soviet leaders committed themselves , at least until the late 1980s , to the maintenance of a Marxist dominated pro-Soviet regime in Kabul , to the ‘ irreversibility ’ of the process of ‘ revolutionary development ’ in Afghanistan , with the future political and strategic implications this entailed for South Asia and the Persian Gulf . |
| 27 | On world trade negotiations , the leaders committed themselves to " making a full contribution to a positive outcome " of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) which was due to end in December [ see p. 37228 ] . |
| 28 | The continued popular pressure for political reform throughout the sub-region was reflected in the adoption by the summit of a " Declaration of political principles " , whereby the leaders committed themselves to respecting " human rights and fundamental freedoms " . |
| 29 | Members commit themselves to a weekly meeting and visitations . |
| 30 | It took time for the Americans to commit themselves to a battle for the stomachs , hearts and minds of the people living in the Western zones of Germany . |