The phrase "and begin to commit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the initiation of an action or behavior, often in a context related to making a decision or taking a course of action.
Example: "After careful consideration, she decided to take the plunge and begin to commit to her new fitness routine."
Alternatives: "and start to engage" or "and choose to dedicate".
As a result, he relied more and more on memories of past reading, and began to commit the gaffes that would bedevil all his political campaigns.
White Europeans arrived here in the 17th century and began to commit genocide against the indigenous Americans practically from day one.
While most health providers in this study complained about the heavy workload, insufficient remuneration and overlook or contempt exhibited by patients and supervisors, the contract actually facilitated them to provide villagers with more public health service and forced them to begin to commit to primary health care.
Percy lost control of his men, and British soldiers began to commit atrocities to repay for the supposed scalping at the North Bridge and for their own casualties at the hands of a distant, often unseen enemy.
At the same time, the province and the city of Montreal began to commit enormous public expenditures for building projects and amassed a huge public debt.
Ken Horowitz of Sega-16 took note of Sega's reluctance to commit to releasing the service in North America as part of the reason for its lack of titles, noting, "Companies were most likely waiting for confirmation of the modem's release before they began to commit themselves, and as time has attested, few were waiting to go ahead with development in light of Sega's 'wait and see' attitude".
Motherwell, trying to salvage something from the match, began to commit more players forward and, with 15 minutes to go, their efforts were rewarded.
Chelsea showed no signs of trying to settle for a risky 1-0 scoreline but the Canaries began to commit greater numbers to attack and play with far greater urgency.
In the mid-sixties, Yale, like other élite universities, had begun to commit itself to progressive admissions policies based upon merit and a quest for ethnic diversity rather than Wasp hegemony.
Security forces began to commit an increasing number of extrajudicial killings, according to human rights groups and U.N. officials.
