Example sentences of "[noun] committed [pn reflx] to [art] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | A permanent consultation mechanism was established and the public sector committed itself to the privatization of state enterprises except for certain strategic concerns , and to the substantial reduction of unnecessary bureaucracy , of expenditure and of the public deficit . |
3 | In 1980 these countries committed themselves to the concept of health for all by the year 2000 . |
4 | The CNAA committed itself to the Diploma . |
5 | On 19 December 1960 a new Cuban — Soviet agreement was announced , by which the USSR committed itself to the purchase of 2.7 m.t . |
6 | The agreement followed a NATO meeting in London on July 5-6 when member countries redefined the organization 's strategies and goals , and NATO committed itself to a limitation of the size of Germany 's armed forces [ see pp. 37599-600 ] . |
7 | The Commonwealth as a whole committed itself to the promotion of sustainable development and alleviation of poverty , with the more prosperous Commonwealth members promising " an adequate flow of resources " to alleviate the debt burdens of the most needy . |
8 | In June 1991 all EC members except the UK committed themselves to a minimum standard VAT rate of 15 per cent from January 1993 [ see p. 38297 ] . |
9 | The two sides to the civil war which had raged in the capital , Mogadishu , since mid-November committed themselves to an immediate ending of hostilities at UN-sponsored peace negotiations in New York on Feb. 14 . |
10 | In line with Ozawa 's own views the new faction committed itself to the adoption of single-member constituencies in place of the current multi-member system . |