Example sentences of "to commit [pn reflx] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their memory and remembrance — rediscovered and kept alive in historical reconstruction and actualized in ritual celebration — encourage us in historical solidarity with them to commit ourselves to the continuing struggle against patriarchy in society and church . |
| 2 | The tone of the article was that Charman was getting out because he did not want to commit himself to the group on a full-time basis . |
| 3 | ‘ . ’ He is drawing attention to the fact that ‘ I know ’ is sometimes used by a speaker to commit himself to the truth of what he proceeds to say . |
| 4 | After certain difficulties with the manager of the Old Vic , who did not want to commit himself to the play on the basis of the bare outline which had been shown to him , Browne approached the theatrical impresario , Henry Sherek , and asked him if he would care to produce the play — with Browne as director — at Edinburgh . |
| 5 | Gavin Peacock , their leading scorer , is another highly saleable asset without a contract and he is less keen to commit himself to the club . |
| 6 | Plans had to be put on hold when the Royal National Theatre decided to stage The Miser in London but the actor was keen enough on the project to commit himself to the project months ahead and risk turning down more lucrative work . |
| 7 | They included : the need for international and regional supervision of a ceasefire ; proper political guarantees for the guerrillas ; an end to guerrilla attacks on the civilian population and on the economic infrastructure ; the need for the business community to commit itself to the peace process ; presentation by the government of the Second Geneva Protocol to Congress ; and the continued existence of the Advisory Commission on Public Order . |
| 8 | Surrey County Council is to become the first local authority to sign the Peatland Protection Charter , and to commit itself to the phasing out of the use of peat in the council 's public parks , gardens and other landscaping activities . |
| 9 | Over 200 companies have signed the ICC 's Business Charter for Sustainable Development , which urges industry to commit itself to the development of products which require the minimum amount of energy and natural resources to produce , and which can be recycled or disposed of safely after use . |
| 10 | ( c ) the willingness of the offeror to commit itself to the time and expense involved in a contested bid ; |
| 11 | ‘ The emergency committee has unanimously decided to press British Gas to commit itself to the relocation of this installation at the earliest possible date . ’ |
| 12 | In my prime I shifted my weight onto the front foot as the bowler approached the crease , being careful though not to commit myself to the front foot . |
| 13 | He asked if I was ready to commit myself to the Lord . |
| 14 | I decided to commit myself to the revolution and in January 1981 , went to the Frente Paracentral , which at that time covered parts of the Departments of Cabanas . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Until the American and French Revolutions Bentham and other utilitarians hoped that they could persuade apparently enlightened rulers or despots to commit themselves to the self-evidently admirable aim of increasing the sum and the spread of human well-being . |
| 18 | Management can encourage this by ‘ selling ’ a sense of the corporate ‘ mission ’ , or by promoting the company 's ‘ image ’ ; it can reward the ‘ right ’ attitudes and punish ( or simply not employ ) those who are n't prepared to commit themselves to the culture ; |
| 19 | Like a conveyance , in three cases : ( 1 ) When the purchase is by two or more persons , when they must sign in order to commit themselves to the terms on which they hold . |
| 20 | Yes I mean it does n't go down well and I 'll say the things you have to do when you when you 're helping to run a club , you have to commit yourself to the club and you have to do the jobs that th presented by the club . |