Example sentences of "committed [pn reflx] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have committed ourselves to increase the programme on school buildings by 16 per cent . |
| 2 | He says his only reason for deciding to kill Caesar was that he had committed himself to help the general public . |
| 3 | The problem for Kahn and his fellow minority shareholders , representing approximately 25%/ of Velcro 's publicly held share , was the powerful presence of a 65%/ block in Velcro held by a company called Cohere , which had originally committed itself to support the liquidation proposal . |
| 4 | So , once again , having committed itself to support the fictional or , at most , ‘ evolutionary ’ independence of Vietnam , the US was just as dependent as ever on France to make this vision a reality . |
| 5 | The country has now committed itself to stay up to date with future payments . |
| 6 | Lee also requested that Russia undertake legal guarantees to repay the US$1,800 million which South Korea had provided , or had committed itself to provide , to Russia and the other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) in 1991 . |
| 7 | In so doing , it has committed itself to protect the area and prevent deterioration to its habitats . |
| 8 | Jamming the wires with announcements , Lotus has also committed itself to supply Lotus Notes for SCO 's Open Desktop , in a move , it says , to break out of the personal computer market . |
| 9 | The Royal has committed itself to increase that significantly in the next few years . |
| 10 | In the Declaration all , including the poorer Commonwealth countries whose economic and social problems might inhibit their ability to meet fully the criteria for democracy which the Declaration laid down , had committed themselves to promote democracy , as well as " the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary and a just and honest government " . |
| 11 | All parties to the April 1989 round-table agreements had already committed themselves to free multiparty elections at the end of the new National Assembly 's first four-year term — see p. 36578 . |
| 12 | Ministers have committed themselves to cut CFC production by 85 per cent by the middle of 1995 , and phase it out by the middle of 1997 . |
| 13 | Canada , Belgium , Finland , Sweden , Norway , Switzerland and Ireland have all committed themselves to stabilise emissions at 1990 or pre-1990 levels |
| 14 | The arrangements agreed and jointly administered by the Training and Enterprise Council and the local authority Careers Service , allow for the registration of over 200 companies , in the first year , which have committed themselves to offer high quality training for employees under 19 . |
| 15 | I beg your pardon I 've actually committed myself to tape and made a big faux pas . |