Sentence examples for commitment to a downtown from inspiring English sources
"I know they don't plan to honor their commitment to a downtown arena".
Gov. John G. Rowland was battling in court last week to avoid the spotlight at House impeachment hearings, but he stepped readily onto the stage at the Long Wharf Theater June 3 to announce the state's commitment to a $230 million development project in downtown New Haven.
The ambient soundtracks attached to the pieces (one taped on a downtown Manhattan rooftop, the other near the Brooklyn Queens Expressway) further exemplify the artist's commitment to a careful representation of the urban environment that surrounds him.
The store, which is to open in the spring, is being hailed as a major commitment to downtown by a national retailer, and by some as the beginning of a retail renaissance on Broadway in a neighborhood that is still suffering from the trade center attack, corporate relocation and layoffs.
But he knows that "many people have a commitment to be downtown".
Those residents must make a commitment to remain downtown for two years.
The grants will provide $750 to $14,500 to eligible downtown households that make a commitment to remain downtown for up to two years.
The seed may have been planted in 1988, with the naming of Frank Gehry as the architect for Walt Disney Concert Hall — a civic commitment to return downtown to its early 20th-century glory days, when it was a hubbub of activity rather than a place to flee come sunset.
Commitment to an idea spurs action.
It also offered financial incentives to attract new residents willing to make a two-year commitment to live downtown.
