Example sentences of "to commit themselves " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British music business is extremely competitive and only the bands who are prepared to commit themselves totally to their careers will succeed . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't see how you can expect people to follow your lead , to trust you , to commit themselves to the business unless they believe that all of these things are dear to your heart . ’ |
| 3 | He said a number of large economies found it difficult to commit themselves to targets which had not been properly explored and before the International Panel on Climate Change reports scientific evidence next year . |
| 4 | The clause is relatively mild , requiring international agencies to commit themselves to support eradication efforts . |
| 5 | The ISPA says it is determined to take ‘ strong action ’ against individuals who ‘ fail to commit themselves to raising the image of professional squash players ’ . |
| 6 | A cowardly vacillation , this hesitation to commit themselves to being myth . |
| 7 | Last year Mexico blocked agreement to tighten up the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty , which polices world trade in nuclear fuel , because others refused to commit themselves to a test ban . |
| 8 | Although the ministers were too polite to commit themselves , even when I pressed them on this point , it was clear to me that they felt they , and their church , had been used . |
| 9 | Existing customers are a worse risk because if they know redundancy is in the offing they are more likely to take out redundancy protection while new borrowers are not going to commit themselves to a mortgage if they are worried about losing their jobs . ’ |
| 10 | Many foreign brands have established themselves in the former Soviet Union for the sake of the publicity , but Baskin-Robbins becomes one of the few to commit themselves to manufacturing there . |
| 11 | The idea that adopters would be unable to commit themselves fully to a child without a feeling of ‘ entitlement ’ may seem abhorrent to some . |
| 12 | The refusal of the members to commit themselves in controversial matters certainly made it possible to achieve uniformity , and to make a powerful contribution to the debate on curricular diversity . |
| 13 | Some candidates may indicate a clear reluctance to commit themselves at this stage and this is helpful in making the final decision about who best to appoint . |
| 14 | Until recently , volunteers in the CAB were required to commit themselves to four hours ' voluntary service per week . |
| 15 | Once Ann had been helped to understand that she felt insecure in her relationship with Charles as a result of earlier experiences , she and Charles were then able to commit themselves to a contractual approach to problem-solving . |
| 16 | A special feature is the principle of delayed and informed choice by which students gain a broad foundation in the study of the humanities and do not have to commit themselves to their degree programme until the end of the first year . |
| 17 | The World Health Organisation has called for individual developing countries to commit themselves to decade programmes . |
| 18 | In the recent election , politicians of all shades seemed reluctant to commit themselves to higher spending on aid , and there is more talk nowadays about the west 's obligations to nations emerging from communist dictatorship in eastern and central Europe . |
| 19 | Then they 'll begin to commit themselves to capital investment . ’ |
| 20 | Mrs Thatcher pledged that the relief would remain for as long as she was Prime Minister and the opposition parties appear unwilling to commit themselves to abolishing it . |
| 21 | NORTH ‘ We 've seen an increase in activity but people are reluctant to commit themselves , ’ says Newcastle-based Peter Miller , Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ' housing spokesman . |
| 22 | Climbers who have succumbed to the lurking intimidation will find this little haven quite familiar over the next few moments … hours ? … as repeated attempts are made to commit themselves to a traverse across the wall towards that seemingly distant arête . |
| 23 | Perhaps the magazine is full for the next three issues and they do n't want to commit themselves any further ahead . |
| 24 | A Punjabi speaking volunteer was suggested to sit in , but this was not acceptable as the family did not want to commit themselves to a regular time for the volunteer to call . |
| 25 | Initially the Australians showed that they were unprepared to be manipulated by quietly but firmly refusing to commit themselves to the ANC 's extra-curricular initiatives for a Boipatong visit and the wearing of black armbands during matches . |
| 26 | Most negative criticisms of the quality of search work were expressed verbally on home territory to the author ; relatively few clients were prepared to commit themselves to serious discontent on paper , even anonymously . |
| 27 | Councillors had an understandable reluctance to commit themselves to a political course which would deprive them of access to patronage , and it was for this reason that it was necessary for politicians to provide demonstrations of power . |
| 28 | My objection was not to discussion of the subject , but to the refusal of those who might be expected to be clear and able spokesmen of the Church to commit themselves to a firm position on right and wrong . |
| 29 | The White Paper of 1975 mentioned above had simply referred to the virtual impracticability of asking social service departments to commit themselves to major investment in a programme for mentally ill people . |
| 30 | But a major difficulty remains : SSDs will be reluctant to commit themselves to picking up the bill for several months ' residential rehabilitation for someone who may have arrived in the area the previous week . |