Example sentences of "[be] [adv] committed to " in BNC.

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1 When we are in the material world doing work or playing , we should do them with enthusiasm and be wholly committed to them .
2 Clearly , the relevant funding body in England , the LEA , would need to be highly committed to the aim of ‘ equal opportunity ’ before making the necessary financial and administrative arrangements .
3 Thus , despite the fact , that WFP will require a substantial input of accounting resources these will be largely committed to the bureaucratic tasks of co-ordinating transactions between A and B. Given particularly the government 's record in the early 1980's of denouncing the ‘ excessive , administrative costs of the NHS , that seems incredible .
4 But he suspects Major will fudge the issue by signing the treaty and accepting the so-called ‘ Delors Compromise ’ , whereby Britain will be formally committed to monetary union but its implementation will be left to a later parliament .
5 Labour councils tended to spend relatively more and be more committed to spending on social services than Conservative councils which spent a higher proportion of their budgets on education , but the bulk of spending was similar and handled through nationally organized professionals rather than locally based politicians .
6 They see a need to identify those children requiring new parents , and believe that social workers should be more committed to placing children with new parents in permanent homes ; and they note a greater commitment to this policy in the United States .
7 In the internal labour market , instead of a commitment to an occupation per se , they suggest , one finds that because of permanent employment and seniority payment systems , workers tend to be more committed to their organizations than to their occupations .
8 Further on , the reality is that the UPF can not be more committed to a franc fort policy than the socialists ; and if the test comes there is a clear risk that the new government will not speak with one voice .
9 Some people , brought up in the expectation of forging a career and getting near the top if not right to the top in their profession , may be deeply committed to their work .
10 TANU wanted a medium that would be totally committed to its goals .
11 Many would claim that the teaching of Jesus is still relevant and that it is virtually impossible to be totally committed to amassing wealth and to serve God at the same time .
12 ‘ My first aim has to be success with Llanelli but now that I 've accepted this position I 'm going to be totally committed to developing Welsh rugby ’ .
13 He understands and would be totally committed to tourism if he got into office . ’
14 For vendors who have had no previous contact with KPMG and who appear not to be totally committed to the proposed transaction , consideration should be given to requesting an up front commitment to cover set up costs of the job ( preliminary buyer research etc ) and as contribution to the costs of preparing any documentation .
15 ‘ I think it will be harder because Plymouth will work their socks off they are struggling for points and will be totally committed to getting a result .
16 Most of these ( excluding the odd insomniac ) must be reasonably committed to the programme 's curiously shifting agenda but , with these kind of viewing figures , and an annual budget of about £4.5 million , it is easy to understand why The Late Show has caused such widespread resentment in the BBC .
17 More innovatively , companies signing up for the programme will be legally committed to going through a conciliation process to sort out unforeseen interoperability problems .
18 Confronting explicitly collectivist opponents for the first time , the Conservative party , so Fforde contends , stressed the values of the free market , turned to the classical economists to justify non-intervention , and revealed themselves to be doctrinally committed to individualism .
19 Meanwhile , reflecting upon the record of the Labour government of 1945–51 and on the policies which its successor should pursue , he argued for a coherent socialist policy which would be freshly committed to ideals and be capable of realization .
20 And one of the prophets says : ‘ Your hearts must be fully committed to the Lord our God . ’
21 All I have to do is be fully committed to the Lord 's work and He will show me what I can do .
22 The available armed forces were expected to be fully committed to the defence of Italy in the first two years of a war .
23 The ILP and BSP had formed the United Socialist Council in October 1916 when the Labour Party had appeared to be irrevocably committed to the war .
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