Example sentences of "commits [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he commits himself to an assignment — be it a poem , a book , a song , or merely aiding a fellow-scribbler 's itch , he does it with gusto — con brio , as he might annotate one of his scores . |
| 2 | In the case of surveys there will always be some form of pilot survey before the researcher commits himself to the main fieldwork itself , and the more planning there is done beforehand , the less wasted time there will be in the fieldwork proper , and the easier will be the next stage , which is the analysis of the data collected . |
| 3 | A searcher becomes a believer when he chooses and commits himself to the consequences of his choice . |
| 4 | Although he felt under pressure — Dustin is an actor who always commits himself totally to what he is doing — he enjoyed having to make the adjustment from Jimmy to John and back again . |
| 5 | Above all , however deeply he commits himself to a long-term end , it must never be allowed to outweigh ‘ Be aware ’ . |
| 6 | What the utterer commits himself to is all encoded in the language-system . |
| 7 | In the investment phase , the learner commits himself as much as possible , as he engages in conversation with other members of the learning community . |
| 8 | He comes , and after a heated discussion he commits himself to closing down the factory by 1992 . |
| 9 | In return , the Soviet Union pledges its support for the sanctity of Iraq 's own borders , promises to veto any attempt to impose penalties on Iraq , including any trial of Mr Hussein himself , and commits itself to helping to arrange a subsequent international discussion of regional issues . |
| 10 | Perhaps for this reason , it rarely commits itself entirely to a humanist framework . |
| 11 | However , the government initiative of 1984 , in which it commits itself to a policy of records of achievement for all pupils , states : |
| 12 | In his statement released on the eve of the resumption of the Geneva Conference on Disarmament [ see p. 37979 ] , Bush said that " we are formally forswearing the use of chemical weapons for any reason , including retaliation " and added that " the USA unconditionally commits itself to the destruction of all our stocks of chemical weapons within 10 years of [ the convention 's ] entry into force " . |
| 13 | An agreed bid may give more scope for a due diligence investigation by the offeror or its accountants before the offeror commits itself . |
| 14 | There is one elementary truth , the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans ; and the moment one definitely commits oneself , then Providence moves too . |
| 15 | The moment that one definitely commits oneself , then Providence moves too . |
| 16 | A judgement that an action is morally good is universalizable in the sense that by making such a judgement one commits oneself to holding that any relevantly similar action is morally good . |