Sentence examples for bound itself from inspiring English sources

First it bound itself firmly into the Western alliance.

The coalition has bound itself together with the language of civil liberties.

The city did so agree, and thereby bound itself by contract to the extent just stated, omitting, as if purposely, not to bind itself further.

Except to the extent that it may have bound itself by international conventions, however, each country has the right to adopt such maritime laws as it sees fit.

Under it, the island bound itself voluntarily to the United States, acquiring about the same degree of self-government that mainland states enjoy.

With respect to Hamas, the West has bound itself to three conditions for any contact: Hamas must recognize Israel, forswear terrorism and accept previous Palestinian commitments.

After an instance looks up a name in its class, it binds itself to function values to create methods.

On the one hand, an agency can engage in policymaking by issuing "general statements of policy," but it cannot thereby bind itself or the public.

Each time one occurs, Americans confront their essential condition not as isolated individuals, but as a community that increasingly binds itself together with electrical wires and signals.

We have held again and again that a State may by contract with one of its corporations bind itself not to tax the property of that corporation.

It binds itself to the woody tissue in the grass and only breaks down when exposed to bacteria in the soil.