Sentence examples for afraid to commit to from inspiring English sources
"I was afraid to commit to the relationship.
Companies are afraid to commit to permanent hiring when economic growth is stagnant and charges for social benefits are so high, and the educational system tends to value liberal arts over technical or industrial expertise.
"His Meteoric Days Gone, a Less Fiery Dean Leads Party" (front page, Oct. 21), about Howard Dean, made me realize why I'm afraid to commit to a Democratic presidential candidate: Because last time, I got my heart broken.
They delayed signing a contract on the 102nd Street apartment because they were afraid to commit to the deal if they didn't know where Dr. Noble would be working.
This holding pattern has become so common it even has a nickname among the professionals — "helicoptering" — to describe clients who are afraid to commit to a future event because of current financial uncertainty.
Many investors have stepped to the sidelines, afraid to commit to a position ahead of the three-day weekend.
Unfortunately for Mr. Cooper, 22 of his friends thought they might have something better to do and were afraid to commit.
"People are afraid to commit because it's hard to read where the bottom of this market is".
But the popularity of balloons suggests a generation that is anxious to succeed, a generation afraid to commit too strongly to something that might ruin them and a generation that doesn't have enough money to indulge in more expensive drugs.
And when he gets an idea, such as his library crusade, he is not afraid to commit himself to it tenaciously: "Point me in a certain direction and I seem to tumble forward in that direction," he says, "and if I hit a tree, I just stumble against the tree for a while.
