Example sentences of "[pron] commitment to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My earlier justifications of an elitist selection procedure for our target group of students are incompatible with my commitment to equality of opportunity . |
| 2 | Very few athletes enter sport without the assistance and encouragement of a teacher who might innocently create serious tensions , as with Jackie Jackson , whose PE teacher strengthened her commitment to athletics , a commitment which proved destructive to her educational aims , as she pointed out : ‘ I was spending so much time in athletics that I could n't give enough time to my ‘ A ’ levels . ’ |
| 3 | The only consolation that Britain 's partners could perceive was that she had not reneged on her Brussels Treaty obligations altogether : her commitment to station troops permanently on the Continent was still intact , but many people wondered for how long — ‘ perfidious Albion' ! |
| 4 | ‘ I think that pictures of this kind have no place on the sleeve of a pop record and I strongly question her commitment to Amnesty International . ’ |
| 5 | Two years of silence , of splits between her life with him and her commitment to politics desperately ended by leaving both . |
| 6 | So why is one of the Japanese juggernauts — Pioneer Electronics — boosting its commitment to laser disc ? |
| 7 | Its evocation of an idealized pre-war era and its commitment to anti-semitism prevented it from joining forces with other maverick Conservative press barons like Rothermere and Beaverbrook . |
| 8 | It has recently raised its commitment to education from 4% to 5% of GDP . |
| 9 | A new recruit to the ERM , its commitment to exchange-rate stability was untested . |
| 10 | However , I am delighted to report that , despite these hard time , the management has shown its commitment to Pipeline as the main means of communication for LASMO employees around the world . |
| 11 | However , independent Coun Derek McVickers said the council was losing an opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to tourism in the area . |
| 12 | THE BRITISH nuclear industry is considering abandoning its commitment to reprocessing spent nuclear fuel from power stations before disposal . |
| 13 | Cadbury 's reluctance or inability to resolve its European dilemma in chocolate is exacerbated by another factor — its commitment to growth in its soft drinks . |
| 14 | When pressed by Jeremy Corbyn ( Labour ) about the department 's perceived shift towards means-testing and away from the universality he replied this was expected as the Labour party was also re-examining its commitment to universality — as John Smith has said ‘ nothing was ruled out and nothing was ruled in ’ . |
| 15 | The BMC now re-affirmed its commitment to training and took full responsibility for all training matters in the mountaineering , apart from the Mountainwalking Leader Scheme , which the MLTB continued to run . |
| 16 | In his inaugural speech Kim stated that his government would adhere to its commitment to socialism despite " temporary setbacks " , and he rejected attempts to solve socialist problems by adopting capitalist methods , describing this as a recipe for " confusion " . |
| 17 | Digital Systems Development SA denied rumours of a deal with Microsoft Corp to distribute Windows NT and reaffirmed its commitment to Unix . |
| 18 | With the surprising increase in specific grants for health , and reports of 116 new AIDS cases in the UK this January , concern is being expressed that the government is downgrading its commitment to AIDS . |
| 19 | Bank Management stated that there was no policy of discrimination against IBOA members in NIB and re-emphasised its commitment to equality . |
| 20 | US West Inc , which last week was talking about the multimedia database system it is developing with Oracle Corp ( CI No 2,166 ) , is stepping up its commitment to infotainment by agreeing to pay $2,500m for a 25% stake in Time Warner Inc 's Time Warner Entertainment affiliate — in which Toshiba Corp and Japanese trader Itochu Corp each has a stake — to seal a deal under which the two companies will collaborate to develop electronic superhighways — full-service cable networks offering interactive programming , entertainment and information . |
| 21 | The strategy over the past few years has been to establish the University more actively in research , whilst retaining its commitment to excellence in teaching . |
| 22 | ‘ The CVCP audit team would like to commend the University for its commitment to quality assurance , manifested in various ways and in particular |
| 23 | It says the extra money underlines its commitment to quality care and choice , but admits that the closures were a difficult decision . |
| 24 | This calls into question US policy in particular , which had argued that its commitment to phase out CFCs would reduce its contribution to global warming by 20 per cent , and which placed a much lower emphasis on the need for CO2 cuts . |
| 25 | In the same year Peter Chambers , at West Midlands College , from amidst the ‘ encircling gloom ’ of the colleges of education , and recognizing the CNAA 's own ‘ in-built conservative practices ’ , felt that ‘ the overall impact of the CNAA has been beneficial for the colleges and that its commitment to innovation is a major factor in curriculum innovation within the colleges of education . |
| 26 | The two action sample people who , despite their commitment to caring , and the existence of the Home Support Project , could not state an unequivocal preference for home care at second interview were evidently under considerable pressure , as the following excerpts from their interviews show . |
| 27 | Steve Tshwete , himself a former flanker and now the ANC 's chief of sport , told RW&P in an exclusive interview to be published next month , that sportsmen would be expected to ‘ take the field wearing armbands and stickers on their kits showing their commitment to peace and democracy in South Africa ’ and to ‘ show their support for out struggle by visiting the scene of the Boipatong massacre ’ . |
| 28 | All the evidence from the trusts is clear : their commitment to patient care and to their staff is at the forefront . |
| 29 | For some liberal historians , it is the idealism of the young rebels , their commitment to liberty or even an altruistic wish to atone for their own privileges by improving the lot of the wretched peasants and workers , which lies at the heart of the matter . |
| 30 | Despite all their marked differences ( in scale , perspective and perceived functions ) most of these agencies have in common their commitment to institution-based and qualification-oriented programming . |