Example sentences of "to make a [adj] commitment " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may mean you are ready to make a long-term commitment . |
| 2 | The ‘ society-as-parent ’ supporters seem preoccupied with the necessity for certainty , permanence , security and a stable bond with a single set of parent figures in a relationship where both sides feel safe enough to make a long-term commitment . |
| 3 | ‘ Most importantly of all , we have got to increase the quality and the quantity of skills training and we have to make a new commitment to education . ’ |
| 4 | Uncertainty about the future and lack of continuity of decisions make it hard for the substitute parents to make a strong commitment to the child and include the natural parent . |
| 5 | You do n't have to make a firm commitment but obviously we like you to give us some idea of your availability . |
| 6 | The Law Society urges the Government to make a firm commitment to implement the Law Commission 's proposals at the earliest opportunity ’ |
| 7 | Should any new applicants emerge from the ‘ Physical ‘ 86 ’ and ‘ Healthier Living Show ’ , we will accommodate them at the Stockwell Training Day on Saturday 4th October 1986 and hope to filter out those prepared to make a firm commitment to the course . |
| 8 | The pattern was repeated again and again in the following decades , thereby creating an atmosphere of confrontation which encouraged a few incorrigible spirits to make a lifelong commitment to war against authority . |
| 9 | The fact that only three west European companies were prepared to make a major commitment in such a key area was one more indication of how global the electronics industry had become . |
| 10 | ‘ The region has got to come out in the open and to do more than what they have been doing before to make a real commitment to get rid of racism , particularly institutional racism which has been built up over many , many years . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ The region has got to come out in the open and to do more than what they have been doing before to make a real commitment to get rid of racism , particularly institutional racism which has been built up over many , many years . ’ |
| 12 | However , the incident is highly revealing of the concern felt in Cuba about the difficulties of persuading Moscow to make a substantial commitment . |
| 13 | Nat West Chief Executive Tom Frost said : ‘ We are prepared to make a public commitment to supporting small businesses . |
| 14 | She added : ‘ You have to make a big commitment to complete distance learning courses , and two years can be a long time when you are faced with constant learning . |
| 15 | The structures of Employee Involvement have only been accepted by salaried staff ; shopfloor unions have refused to make a formal commitment to the programme , which is regarded as contrary to the established contractual job-control orientation of workplace trade unions . |
| 16 | CNP hopes to develop the Japanese approach of partnering , where a customer is prepared to make a heavy commitment to a single supplier in return for guaranteed quality , service and delivery . |