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 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | also appear to back out of their theoretical commitment to language . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | However , the basis of relationships might change from a continuation of historical commitments to performance . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | A JOINT COMMITMENT TO QUALITY : THE WAY AHEAD |
| 14 | Ronnie Cairns , Head of Standards at Scottish Enterprise , had this to say about the three organisations ' joint commitment to quality : |
| 15 | Business Post has shown a tremendous commitment to quality by taking this route . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Personal knowledge always implies some degree of personal commitment to truth . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ] . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ We still have nearly 200 young people undergoing training on this site and although it continues to be less than in earlier years , because the business scene has changed , our overall commitment to training and development certainly has not . ’ |
| 23 | Senior nursing posts such as sister or charge nurse demand real commitment to teaching . |
| 24 | The strength of any restaurant business lies in its reputation — you are only as good as the last meal you have served — and in order to preserve the high standards that have brought this business so very far , Forte need people who can match the best in the industry : people with some supervisory level experience under their belts ; with a real commitment to customer service , lots of enthusiasm and driving ambition . |
| 25 | Outside the EMS , the markets would become worried once again about the Government 's real commitment to exchange rate stability . |
| 26 | Does the Prime Minister realise that there are only two facts that one needs to know to assess the Government 's real commitment to recovery ? |
| 27 | Despite all this , doubts continue to exist on Germany 's real commitment to EMU . |
| 28 | All partners must show a confirmable commitment to quality . |
| 29 | In this way they achieve the desired effect of both showing off their street fighting skills and justifying their moral commitment to racism , while positioning me , alongside their parents and girl friends as admiring spectators of their ‘ protection racket ’ . |
| 30 | The Conservative government not only showed its willingness to challenge general practice and scrutinise its procedures and use of resources but also a strengthened commitment to health promotion . |