Example sentences of "committed themselves " 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 | They had committed themselves to a movement and had no option but to drive it through to its end . |
| 3 | ‘ I am fasting to live in solidarity with all who suffer and are persecuted because they have committed themselves to social justice . |
| 4 | So the literary set , many of them agnostic or hostile to religion , ranged behind Lord David , while those who had already committed themselves , together with those who esteemed him as a scholar , voted for E. K. Chambers . |
| 5 | There were signs of celebration in Brussels and in Paris last night that the West Germans had committed themselves to a closing date in return for a delay in starting the move to monetary union . |
| 6 | But both Mr Major and the recently appointed Irish Prime Minister , Albert Reynolds , have actively committed themselves to moving the Ulster problem forward . |
| 7 | The second argument is that the governments of the EC have committed themselves to the goal of Monetary Union in communiqués at the end of summits in the past . |
| 8 | Ministers have committed themselves to cut CFC production by 85 per cent by the middle of 1995 , and phase it out by the middle of 1997 . |
| 9 | This may be a simple oversight on the part of the authors of the pamphlet , or it may reflect the thought that since those who attend these colleges would have committed themselves to staying at them until they were 18 ( and such a commitment would be a condition of entry ) , there would be no need for them to take a ‘ school-leaving ’ examination at 16+ . |
| 10 | The arrangements agreed and jointly administered by the Training and Enterprise Council and the local authority Careers Service , allow for the registration of over 200 companies , in the first year , which have committed themselves to offer high quality training for employees under 19 . |
| 11 | This brings the UK into line with the Danish , Dutch and Swedish authorities , who have already committed themselves to preserving Decca at least until the end of this century , while the positions of Ireland and Norway have not yet been declared . |
| 12 | Six local churches including Q.P. have so far committed themselves to the vision and are represented on the Mark 2 board . ) |
| 13 | Even moving from high to low cost areas can raise difficulties — employees may doubt that they will ever be able to move back to their home areas or other more expensive regions once they have committed themselves to living in a lower cost housing area . |
| 14 | The operation was run on a ‘ me too ’ basis , so Greenwich , for example , was only to be approached after Haringey and Newham had committed themselves . |
| 15 | She will see those who have committed themselves to the traditional model of education , some as a matter of principle , but others because to question it opens up too big a can of worms . |
| 16 | The friends of David Cunningham , such as Colonel Blackadder , had to be put off with a clear refusal , and a request to persuade Cunningham to withdraw , while at the same time every effort had to be made to engage all those gentlemen who had not committed themselves to a candidate to rally to Kirkton . |
| 17 | It was probably natural that the community they set up was so convinced of its own religious ideals that it thought toleration was harmful , but it was also natural that the strong-minded people who had committed themselves to this Atlantic crossing were not able to agree among themselves what was the true religion to which they were so committed . |
| 18 | At this stage regional officers had not yet committed themselves to any specific role in the implementation of the new policy . |
| 19 | When the gentlemen in the Commons realised what they had committed themselves to , they quickly extended this surcharge to the goods of merchants ( and others ) of like value . |
| 20 | William and Margaret Joyce had not even now committed themselves irrevocably . |
| 21 | Although his hesitations had alarmed some of them and although his acute shortage of money remained an embarrassment right up to the end , yet the rebels had committed themselves to him . |
| 22 | But once they have committed themselves to an investment or two , the potential of a larger portfolio appeals , and they plunge beyond the point of easy return . |
| 23 | The Republicans had committed themselves in 1920 to remaining outside the League of Nations , and there was no serious attempt to reverse this policy subsequently . |
| 24 | In Britain the new anatomy was seen as especially threatening because the traditional sources of power and influence had committed themselves to Paley 's argument from design . |
| 25 | His dealings with the chief sources of Opera North 's subsidy , the Arts Council and Leeds City Council , are happy enough , and he has successfully scotched a dismal plan to merge with Scottish Opera , but he worries that Leeds lacks a ‘ coherent cultural policy ’ of the sort that Birmingham and Glasgow have committed themselves to . |
| 26 | Soviet leaders never committed themselves ideologically and politically to Finland in the manner they did in Afghanistan . |
| 27 | On top of the increased taxes — direct and indirect taxes that would come from their spending pledges — the Opposition have now committed themselves to no capping on high-spending local authorities . |
| 28 | It is perfectly clear that , while the defence of this country is the first priority of the present Government , it might not be the first priority of the Opposition if they were to make the defence cuts to which they have committed themselves . |
| 29 | How can the Government give an assurance that there will be no change in VAT rates when , under the Single European Act , the Government have already committed themselves to a policy of convergence of VAT rates throughout the European Community ? |
| 30 | The Spanish , Dutch , Danish and Belgian Ministers have now committed themselves to the view that such discrimination is unacceptable . |