Example sentences of "commitment to [v-ing] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel said , ‘ We have also put enormous effort into improving availability , by investing in new machines , and by having a bank-wide commitment to providing the highest quality of service . |
| 2 | The principal matter discussed by Kaifu during his tour of the region was the apportionment of Japanese financial support to those states worst affected by the crisis , the scale of which was intended to demonstrate Japan 's commitment to opposing the Iraqi action , even though the country was debarred by its Constitution from any overseas military involvement . |
| 3 | Frankly the lack of a serious commitment to exploring the catastrophic drop in commodity prices which fuelled so much of the ‘ junk money ’ boom is a weakness . |
| 4 | The European Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to meeting the 1992 deadline for providing legislation for a single European market in life assurance . |
| 5 | He sees few signs of complacency but a greater appreciation of hazards and a commitment to taking the right precautions , which he considers are the surest way of accelerating progress towards a safer future . |
| 6 | He failed conspicuously to do so and continues to side-step any commitment to taking the effective steps which many senior military experts believe could at least limit the damage , by calling from time to time for a mere tightening of sanctions against Serbia . |
| 7 | Our continued success in exploiting brands and technology worldwide is , above all , founded on our commitment to maintaining the stated values of our business which are — innovation , quality and service . |
| 8 | And here was Conservatism , with a do-nothing prime minister in Mr Baldwin , with an out-of-date commitment to maintaining the British Empire in a world where it had ceased to be possible or right to maintain it , so that we spent millions in building a fortress at Singapore while we spent nothing more on housing or education . |
| 9 | THE BUDGET was said yesterday to present the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , with a crucial test of his commitment to reviving the Scottish economy . |
| 10 | Nor have they any legal commitment to managing the monstrous forests they created for their absentee landlords . |
| 11 | Britain 's overall commitment to developing the other main potential source of diversity — ‘ renewables ’ such as wind , tides and geothermal energy — has been weak . |
| 12 | BRITISH and Irish efforts to signal a joint commitment to tackling the current political stalemate have masked top-level doubts after the latest talks in London . |
| 13 | Frank Salter , the District Treasurer from 1918 , believed that financial appeals for new income in a sparsely populated region with a low wage economy and high unemployment , was an insuperable task and in 1931 he was succeeded by Lionel Elvin , Fellow of Trinity Hall , as the District 's honorary treasurer , and who brought much vigour and commitment to resolving the perennial financial problem . |
| 14 | It articulates the Group 's commitment to attaining the highest practical standards of health , safety and environmental protection in the workplace . |
| 15 | In other words , though the UK may be a hard nut to crack , Christians are better-positioned than any grouping other than Muslims to effect change here in an understanding of and commitment to strengthening the poor . |
| 16 | Staff are to be congratulated for the way they accepted the move , and on their commitment to making the new arrangements work . |
| 17 | There was no guidance on provision other than the commitments to improving the visual environment and offering a broad curriculum and flexible teaching . |