Example sentences of "committed to [v-ing] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , it might seem , meant that the government was from that point firmly committed to controlling the monetary base rather than broader liquidity . |
| 2 | The falsificationist is committed to preferring the first . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , sponsors of commissioned works are committed to accepting the finished product , even if the composer fails to produce exactly what was envisaged or specified . |
| 4 | The Labour party is committed to removing the upper earnings limit for employed persons , but the hon. Member for Oldham , West has not made his party 's policy on the self-employed clear . |
| 5 | The council , he says , is committed to achieving the financial savings within the current financial year but that compulsory redundancy will only be used as a last resort . |
| 6 | Above all , we are committed to providing the best service in the business . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I have worked closely with Technology on a number of service projects and I know that they are committed to providing the best possible service , ’ said John . |
| 8 | ‘ The staff are fully committed to providing the best possible public service to the capital and will look to the new management in LAS and the inquiry to provide the basis for the most effective emergency service . |
| 9 | Through these companies , GDA is committed to realising the economic potential of the priority regeneration areas of Castlemilk , Drumchapel , the East-End , Glasgow North ( Springburn ) , Gorbals , Easterhouse and Govan . |
| 10 | The company has also committed to supporting the distributed unit-of-work level of the specification . |
| 11 | The company has also committed to supporting the distributed unit-of-work level of the specification . |
| 12 | The United Kingdom , of all the Western countries the most strongly committed to supporting the US-dominated multinational force , announced on Aug. 9 that air support would include a Tornado squadron and surface-to-air missiles for Saudi Arabia and a ground-attack Jaguar fighter squadron for Oman ; ground forces were not ruled out , but the initial response was limited to the commitment of the Royal Signals Corps in Riyadh . |
| 13 | John Smith was now committed to clobbering the poor by reversing their tax cut as soon as Labour got in . |
| 14 | Mr Lamont insisted that the Conservatives were committed to helping the poorest families over VAT on domestic fuels . |
| 15 | I am delighted to be asked to deliver Lynda 's speech to such a large body of people committed to helping the disadvantaged and to be able to say a few words about how government is meeting the challenges that it faces in the developing world . |
| 16 | erm , but are we committed to seeing the other three immediately or are we |
| 17 | We are fully committed to maintaining the real value of child benefit . |
| 18 | Security 's being tightened up around the breeding pens … but staff are committed to maintaining the same easy access to the birds for visitors to the trust . |
| 19 | The DoH is committed to monitoring the new arrangements until July , but the findings will not be released until then . |
| 20 | Richard Solomon , US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the South Pacific , repeated assurances that his country was committed to easing the environmental concerns highlighted by the Forum in its final summit comminuqué : the greenhouse effect , driftnet fishing and chemical weapons incineration on Johnston Atoll . |
| 21 | For on its 20-acre edge-of-town site , with neat new houses nudging its entrance just off a busy roundabout , the Botanic Centre is ambitiously committed to spreading the Green gospel . |
| 22 | The Liberals , like the Lib Dems today , sensed the possibility of a narrow majority and were , in the words of their leader , Jeremy Thorpe , ‘ unashamedly committed to breaking the two-party system ’ . |
| 23 | At one level , EC regional policy is committed to improving the competitive potential of the less favoured regions ( LFRs ) . |
| 24 | Scottish Amicable has a clear purpose — ‘ to do the best for all our customers ’ and in the context of JRA our newest customer the dedicated administration unit is committed to doing the best for J. Rothschild Assurance . |
| 25 | In the first and last resort , the law , and therefore all courts and judges , are committed to upholding the prevailing social , economic and political order and they will not countenance activities that threaten that order . |
| 26 | At The Shaker Shop , Tim Lamb and Liz Shirley are committed to presenting the essential simplicity of authentic Shaker style . |
| 27 | Labour is committed to continuing the political initiative begun by Mr Peter Brooke , Northern Ireland Secretary . |
| 28 | The departments which teach modern European languages — French , German , Italian , Portuguese , Russian , Scandinavian , Spanish , Celtic — are committed to preserving the best features of traditional courses of language study so that students may acquire competence and skill in the written and spoken language as well as an extensive knowledge of the literature and civilisation of the countries concerned . |
| 29 | ‘ We are committed to retaining the nuclear option for the future , provided the industry can demonstrate that nuclear generation is economic and provided it can meet rigorous standards of safety and environmental protection . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ The agency is committed to protecting the public purse from fraudsters who are determined to steal from the taxpayer for their own selfish aims , ’ the minister said . |