Example sentences of "we commit ourselves [prep] " in BNC.

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1 We committed ourselves to the City of Edinburgh initiative asking companies to set aside a suitable proportion of the cost of any development to commission new works of art .
2 He suggested that in the meantime we should visit the Arussi mountains ; this would enable us to assess our men and , if necessary , change some before we committed ourselves to the Danakil country .
3 We committed ourselves to the fight against terrorism .
4 We committed ourselves to arms control , disarmament and non-proliferation and to the conclusion of a chemical weapons convention this year .
5 At British initiative , we committed ourselves at Maastricht to the further enlargement of the Community , starting with the EFTA countries .
6 For pity 's sake , before we commit ourselves to ‘ Stansted at Stanley ’ , let's pause and contemplate the costs and the consequences !
7 At another level this also happens when we commit ourselves to a particular religion or ideology .
8 It is not that once we know something we commit ourselves to it but that knowing something is itself a commitment .
9 In particular we commit ourselves to working with other concerned institutions and individuals so that the African people 's human dignity and rights may be restored and preserved , and our leaders may be more accountable to a people whose conditions permit effective mobilisation .
10 " We have no aggressive intentions and we commit ourselves to the peaceful resolution of all disputes .
11 We commit ourselves to the surgeon when we go into hospital for an operation ; we commit ourselves to the hairdresser , to the dentist and so on …
12 We commit ourselves to the surgeon when we go into hospital for an operation ; we commit ourselves to the hairdresser , to the dentist and so on …
13 What exactly are we committing ourselves to by making it ?
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