Example sentences of "commit themselves [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am fasting to live in solidarity with all who suffer and are persecuted because they have committed themselves to social justice . |
| 2 | The mayors committed themselves to local action plans to reduce CO2 emissions : methods discussed included recycling of waste heat from heating and cooling systems , and controls on traffic . |
| 3 | At this stage regional officers had not yet committed themselves to any specific role in the implementation of the new policy . |
| 4 | It was probably natural that the community they set up was so convinced of its own religious ideals that it thought toleration was harmful , but it was also natural that the strong-minded people who had committed themselves to this Atlantic crossing were not able to agree among themselves what was the true religion to which they were so committed . |
| 5 | The Republicans had committed themselves in 1920 to remaining outside the League of Nations , and there was no serious attempt to reverse this policy subsequently . |
| 6 | Both organizations gave an undertaking to curb violence among their members and committed themselves to political tolerance and freedom of political activity , recognizing the other 's right to exist " with its own policies and programmes " . |
| 7 | A couple of years ago this kind of scenario seemed plausible to thousands of people who committed themselves to self-build co-operatives . |
| 8 | In India , local business leaders committed themselves to rural community projects following a BITCI forum held there in February . |
| 9 | They committed themselves to simple pro-rata savings rather than a re-ordering of priorities , reflecting the changing demand for the education and social services . |
| 10 | This contempt derives from the 1950s and 1960s , when some senior educationalists committed themselves to fashionable ideas about teaching English : that children would learn to read naturally without the help of formal instruction , or that their writing should be the product not of craft but of free expression . |
| 11 | My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister ensured at Maastricht that the British proposals on this matter were passed : first , all countries committed themselves to improving animal welfare , which was a major step forward never agreed between those countries before ; and , secondly , in future , the European Court of Justice will be in a position to fine countries that fail to keep their obligations under Community rules . |
| 12 | But those concerned seldom commit themselves to collective advancement on social and political issues , rarely setting themselves social and political as well as educational objectives . |
| 13 | The people taking part commit themselves to half an hour of scripture based prayer each day and a half hour meeting with a ‘ Prayer Guide ’ each evening when they receive personal guidance . |
| 14 | If teachers believe that the National Curriculum can widen curriculum opportunities for all , and commit themselves to this cause , then it may turn out to be so . |
| 15 | The defining of duties and responsibilities is not impossible , but I ca n't see local authorities committing themselves to such a survey now . |
| 16 | At the end of a meeting in Weimar , Germany , on Aug. 29 the German , French and Polish Foreign Ministers issued a joint declaration stressing the importance of their co-operation at an historic point in European development and committing themselves to such trilateral meetings at least once year . |
| 17 | Girls can be encouraged to take modules in technology without feeling they are committing themselves to two years ' or more work ; low achieving pupils can take a range of modules without suffering the indignity of following a programme that marks them out as ‘ different ’ . |
| 18 | There is also evidence that many who have the financial means to be mobile are actually committing themselves to post-retirement migration . |
| 19 | When times are hard financially , many people feel very anxious at the thought of committing themselves to another baby . |
| 20 | Their task of containing their adversaries , without committing themselves to outright attack , had been well and truly done . ’ |
| 21 | A lot of people wo n't commit themselves to that kind of thing . |
| 22 | Unless they can be guaranteed a post , they will consider alternatives at a time when they probably need to be free of distractions from their studies and may commit themselves to another job unnecessarily . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Lady Howe , chairman of the nationwide campaign and wife of the former foreign secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe , called on local employers to commit themselves to equal opportunities . |
| 25 | This means that they will recognise that they are not intended to commit themselves to all of the implicatures they had derived . |
| 26 | The following list is just a sample of new courses and schemes , many of which illustrate the way that the University is developing new ideas to meet the needs of people who want further training but who are not in a position to commit themselves to full-time study . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Until recently , volunteers in the CAB were required to commit themselves to four hours ' voluntary service per week . |
| 29 | Reluctant participators who start off with a limited range of interest and involvement in management are unlikely to find it easy to commit themselves to new and broader aims . |
| 30 | 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 . |