Sentence examples for commitment on defence from inspiring English sources

The framework gives structure to a previous commitment on defence and counter-terrorism measures.

Former head of the British army General Sir Peter Wall called for the major parties to make general election manifesto commitments on defence spending.

A presidential spokesman in Poland, Marek Magierowski, stressed the importance of Nato showing its commitment to defence on its eastern flank by basing battalions in the region, including a US armoured brigade, and building a US missile base there.

The Association of British Insurers ABII) warned last week that the clock is ticking on the need to secure a new approach to flood insurance, but it needs Government commitment on flood defences.

"One thing we really had to work hard on was our commitment to defence.

We need to make sure we turn up against Hull with the same commitment to defence but we've got to be better on attack".

The Commons defence committee, meanwhile, says the 2% of GDP commitment to defence spending last year - a commitment demanded by the US - was achieved only through creative accounting.

It is that it lacks a serious commitment to defence – national, European or transatlantic".

In its new aid strategy, published last year, the government said: "We firmly believe that spending 0.7%... on international development – alongside our commitment to spend 2% on defence – means our country walking taller in the world".

"That means insisting that the UK maintains our basic Nato commitment to continue spending 2% on defence".

Defence A commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defence initially, looking to increase it substantially after that.