Example sentences of "commitment to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the government 's Planning Policy Guidance on retail planning states that large retail developments in the Green Belt or open countryside are inappropriate , critics remain sceptical about its commitment to effective restraint . |
| 2 | Differences were described in polytechnic prospectuses and submissions to the CNAA in terms of tradition , employment-orientation , relationships with industry and employers generally , and commitment to effective teaching . |
| 3 | Scott 's life was dominated by an intense commitment to godly religion , which involved searing spiritual experiences and recurrent bouts of melancholic despair . |
| 4 | With a further 25% of the data sheets describing qualification training ( which may also be regarded as an aspect of development training ) , there was indeed far less evidence of commitment to specific job training programmes . |
| 5 | It allows no commitment to freezing prescription charges , although these would be reduced by 30p . |
| 6 | Before I finish I would like to take this opportunity to say a few words about our commitment to Continuous News . |
| 7 | Finally , there needs to be a commitment to continuous improvement through development . |
| 8 | An organisational commitment to continuous improvement of the skills of members |
| 9 | They assessed that the BCP leadership was interested in opposition participation in government only in order to demonstrate Bulgaria 's commitment to democratic reform to Western bodies which might offer financial support , and to burden the opposition with some of the responsibility for tackling the current economic crisis , but that the BCP in practice would still retain control of all the levers of power . |
| 10 | They were concerned about their own roles but they also felt there was no historical evidence of local authority commitment to mental health services and they therefore feared losing hard-won resources to these authorities . |
| 11 | In this context the panel have been instructed to consider each individual regional station 's commitment to Irish music and the exposure given to new , untried bands . |
| 12 | Mersey Docks managing director and chief executive Trevor Furlong said the deal ‘ followed the resounding success of our involvement with Coastal Container Line and is in keeping with the company 's strong commitment to Irish Sea trade . ’ |
| 13 | Trevor Furlong , MDHC chief executive , said : ‘ This is in keeping with our strong commitment to Irish Sea trade . ’ |
| 14 | famous for her beauty and for her flamboyant commitment to Irish republicanism . |
| 15 | Under capitalism the market and the desire to accumulate wealth appear to be a sufficient basis for social interaction and for regulating communal life ; things and impersonal economic mechanisms have replaced people 's commitment to each other while ‘ the ancient conception in which man always appears ( in however narrowly national , religious or political a definition ) as the aim of production , seems very much more exalted that the modern world in which production is the aim of man and wealth the aim of production ’ [ p. 84 ] . |
| 16 | Premature though speculation of divorce may be — both Microsoft and IBM are quick to pledge their commitment to each other — even minor flaws in their domestic harmony will be closely watched . |
| 17 | They represent to the world that theirs is a relationship based on strong human emotions , exclusive commitment to each other , and permanence . |
| 18 | When the marriage is good , a husband may be able to encourage his wife to see the many compensations in store , including the opportunities to explore their own interests and reinforce their commitment to each other . |
| 19 | Surely God is more aware than any of us that marriage involves two basically selfish sinners in a commitment to each other . |
| 20 | The marriage ceremony involves a couple in a public contract — a legal commitment to each other and only to each other , bigamy being a punishable crime . |
| 21 | It spurs people into making a commitment to each other . |
| 22 | With the greater prevalence of cohabitation as a prelude to marriage , many couples feel they make their public commitment to each other when they set up house together and sign the joint mortgage form . |
| 23 | The couple composed their own personal vows and chose songs and poetry that symbolised their commitment to each other . |
| 24 | Their effectiveness depends on a number of factors , including personality , sensitivity , their parental and other models of marriage ( good and poor ) , and their understanding and level of commitment to each other . |
| 25 | That way , the sexual expression is part of the security of a genuine and preferably exclusive — though not necessarily permanent — commitment to each other . |
| 26 | Their commitment to each other was made , after all , and she could n't expect Rohan to jettison every other aspect of his life in her favour . |
| 27 | The event is a watershed , because it shows a degree of commitment to wide screen TV from BSkyB never previously seen . |
| 28 | In a move more likely to divide the party than unite it , he hinted that the traditional socialist commitment to across-the-board state benefits might be ditched . ’ |
| 29 | So let us look at 1993 realistically , but also from the perspective of our commitment to authentic communication . |
| 30 | So let us look at 1993 realistically , but also from the perspective of our commitment to authentic communication . |