Sentence examples for before being committed to from inspiring English sources

Early organum of this sort (9th 11th century) was, it seems, spontaneously produced by specially trained singers before being committed to manuscript.

Many texts have been orally transmitted, sometimes for long periods, before being committed to writing, and much textual variation may be attributable to this stage of transmission.

My rule is that I trial anything untested in pots so that it can be observed before being committed to the ground.

Others are worked out in a speaker's mind or tried out in front of a crowd before being committed to paper.

Brides traditionally bathe the night before marrying; the dead are washed before being committed to the grave.In this section Mystery man Local hero Going with the free flow Next to godliness At the party of opposition The story of an eye ReprintsJudaism and Islam prescribe numerous purification rituals.

Before being committed to the Somme Offensive in July 1916, the 55th had concentrated in the Amiens area.

And Mr. Clinton clearly helped modernize a Democratic Party that a decade before was committed to a vast public jobs program, tax increases and a trade policy that was staunchly protectionist.

She said the company had been willing to give her extra days before she was committed to buying euros.

In an upbeat statement, Mr Mitchell said: "I believe the parties now understand each other's concerns better than before and are committed to resolving the current impasse.

The modern convention is that Parliament votes before troops are committed to operations.

That is to make sure that requirements truly correspond to stakeholders' intentions before resources are committed to development.