Sentence examples for a solemn undertaking from inspiring English sources

A letter to her parents is a solemn undertaking that the company will "nurture" its new charge.

Throughout the exercise, we gave a solemn undertaking that the views we garnered would be reflected in our budget decisions – and they have been".

Although Lord Ashcroft gave the Government a solemn undertaking that he would become a UK voter and pay tax in the UK when his peerage was confirmed in 2000, there is as yet no evidence that he has done either.

They are then permitted to purchase two cases (four dozen 33cl bottles) in return for a solemn undertaking that the beer will not find its way to a third party.Evidently some people are prepared to lie to a monk for the sake of beer.

Certainly More's sardonic laughter found its way into his Latin epigrams, many of which must date from these years; but a more solemn undertaking was the translation of the biography of the syncretist philosopher Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463 1494) by his nephew Gianfrancesco, which would seem to date from about this time.

She says: Ensuring lessons are learned from the mistakes which have been made in the past and resulted in children being subjected to the most horrific crimes is a vital and solemn undertaking.

"Ensuring lessons are learned from the mistakes which have been made in the past and resulted in children being subjected to the most horrific crimes is a vital and solemn undertaking … I look forward to working with the panel to ensure these mistakes are identified and never repeated," she said.

She said: "Ensuring lessons are learned from the mistakes which have been made in the past and resulted in children being subjected to the most horrific crimes is a vital and solemn undertaking.

It is a solemn exercise undertaken with great respect.

The crux of the issue is that at first glance, there appears to be an inconsistency between the undertaking Lord Ashcroft gave to William Hague on 23 March 2000 to qualify for that peerage – a "solemn and binding undertaking" to "take up permanent residence in the UK again" – and his tax status as "non-domicile" (non-dom).

Moreover, it was a "solemn and binding" undertaking.