'commit to targets' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to someone's dedication to reaching a certain goal or objective. For example, "The company is committed to reaching its financial targets for the year".
Sweden's prime minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, had criticised the US failure to commit to targets for cutting emissions as "untenable".
"When countries and cities commit to targets backed by plans and scenarios it gives businesses certainty and an indicator of where their investments will be safest and most able to thrive," says Isabel Bottoms, an author of Who's Getting Ready for Zero?, a new report from the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) and Track0.
And it wants the coalition to commit to targeting President Bashar al-Assad and creating a no-fly zone, neither of which are on the cards.
He is essentially hiding that Greece as a Eurozone member is committed to targets and not to the political means by which those targets are achieved.
By including rapid targets for renovation or construction of health facilities in the NHP and PRS in the absence of a thorough needs assessment, a significant amount of capacity and resources were committed to targets that were not based on evidence or patient preference [ 33, 43, 44].
This may require health systems committing to targets for improvements in outcomes, regular monitoring of progress, equitable allocation of resources based on health need, and the integration of the needs of people with comorbid mental health problems into mainstream healthcare and public health initiatives.
"The Obama administration is committed to targeting the oil-related payments that are essential to Iran's ability to replenish its dwindling foreign exchange reserves," said Mark Dubowitz, the executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington-based advocacy group that has pushed for stronger sanctions.
"This is the same measure of the deficit the Labour Party has been committed to targeting for the last three years".
As such, instead of making PSE mandatory, the government is committed to target its efforts in areas which would give the greatest leverage on raising the overall quality of PSE and enhancing the affordability and accessibility for children, especially those from less advantaged homes to have a strong start by attending quality preschools.
"It's hardly surprising that developing countries won't commit to global targets for deforestation when rich countries haven't yet provided the necessary financing for Redd or global targets for deep reductions of industrial emissions," said Nathaniel Dyer of Rainforest Foundation UK.
With no Senate action, there's no guarantee that the US will commit to binding targets.
