Example sentences of "[adj] commitment to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the figures given yesterday for expenditure on the national health service , education and transport show our clear commitment to expenditure on those items ? |
2 | However , the prospect that such a strategy might succeed appeared somewhat remote from the outset given the rather equivocal commitment to freedom of conscience under the convention as a whole ( not least of which is its failure to incorporate a right of conscientious objection to compulsory military service ( Dignan , 1983 ) ) . |
3 | The work of Waltz and Pollack [ 1985 ] shows a different commitment to parallelism , involving the co-operation of many knowledge sources , such as word use , word order , phrase structure and ’ real-world ’ knowledge . |
4 | Konica has begun using pulp mould instead of Styrofoam for camera packaging as part of its on-going commitment to environment protection . |
5 | Konica has begun using pulp mould instead of Styrofoam for camera packaging as part of its on-going commitment to environment protection . |
6 | To achieve the status of ‘ Preferred Supplier , ’ a company must demonstrate that it can provide products and services which are uniform , consistently meet requirements and show an on-going commitment to quality . |
7 | I suspect that this ‘ split ’ happens at times in all women , and perhaps particularly in those who have some commitment to feminism . |
8 | According to these sources , the Pope and the Secretariat of State intend to push for a firm public commitment to legalisation by Mr Gorbachev when he visits Italy and the Vatican at the end of November . |
9 | This view of our purpose prevents frustration at loss of ‘ role within the church ’ and encourages a fresh commitment to evangelism as a way of life . |
10 | It is this commitment to customer service which singles out the reliable manufacturers . |
11 | This commitment to materialism means that a couple of standard dualist objections must be faced . |
12 | This commitment to objectivity and clarity of thinking proved useful when making the final decision . |
13 | It 's this commitment to tradition which gives our handmade bricks their subtlety of colour , uniqueness of texture and sheer natural versatility . |
14 | The reason for this commitment to quality is quite simple : ICI Chemicals & Polymers intends to be seen in all its markets and across its product and service range as the quality leader among the companies with which it competes . |
15 | We invite all other CSCE member states to join us in this commitment to non-aggression . " |
16 | This commitment to marketing and the British market in particular — although some exporting is done — is in evidence throughout the Billingham headquarters of ICI Fertilizers . |
17 | Bob said : ‘ CCG recognises the benefits that will be gained in assuring customers , suppliers and staff of this commitment to professionalism . ’ |
18 | also appear to back out of their theoretical commitment to language . |
19 | Broadly speaking , the overall picture is one of apparent general theoretical commitment to training , but with wide differences in amount and type of systematic training found . |
20 | However , the basis of relationships might change from a continuation of historical commitments to performance . |
21 | The result prompted French President François Mitterrand to announce on June 3 that a referendum would be held in France to ratify the Treaty ; both Mitterrand and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany issued a statement expressing their joint commitment to completion of the ratification process . |
22 | A JOINT COMMITMENT TO QUALITY : THE WAY AHEAD |
23 | Ronnie Cairns , Head of Standards at Scottish Enterprise , had this to say about the three organisations ' joint commitment to quality : |
24 | Business Post has shown a tremendous commitment to quality by taking this route . ’ |
25 | The key to this was that they all began life with a strong philosophical commitment to development and were given some of the new , additional staff needed in order to give life to this philosophy . |
26 | A dreary diet of lessons based upon textbook and worksheet is never going to inspire children to regard schooling with enthusiasm , nor will it provide the base on which a personal commitment to learning can be built . |
27 | Personal knowledge always implies some degree of personal commitment to truth . |
28 | William Joyce 's fanatical commitment to fascism was strengthened after receiving a razor slash on his cheek while helping steward a Conservative party meeting at Lambeth Baths in October 1924 . |
29 | During interviews with journalists during March Prince Saad invariably answered questions concerning Kuwait 's future political system with a reference to the October 1990 " popular congress " in Saudi Arabia , at which the Amir had made a vague commitment to opposition leaders to restore the 1962 Constitution [ see p. 37759 ] . |
30 | Attlee 's arguments pointed clearly to the foreign policy eventually pursued by the post-war Labour Government — attempting to manipulate the emerging US superpower in a way that was compatible both with the maintenance of Britain 's overseas Empire and with her traditionally limited commitment to entanglement in European affairs . |