Sentence examples for commitment to block from inspiring English sources

For example, the new sales tax finesses its election commitment to block the extension of VAT to food and medicines.

The high-profile independent taking on Tony Abbott in Warringah at the coming federal election says Labor's climate change policy needs to be more ambitious and include an explicit commitment to block the Adani coalmine.

Israel and the United States are trying to secure agreement on a deal brokered by Egypt that would mean a Hamas commitment to stop all rocket firing into Israel and an Egyptian commitment to block smuggling tunnels into Gaza, to stop the resupplying of Hamas with weaponry and cash.

While Kopp's connection, if any, to the Slepian murder remains to be determined, his path from religious commitment to blocking clinic doors, to participation in even more extreme forms of resistance, mirrors the experience of thousands of other protesters who became involved in the movement during the 1980's.

When I work with busy executives, I start by asking them to make a commitment to blocking out just ten minutes a day in their calendars to devote to cultivating their genius.

Though often underreported, Obama spoke frequently about his commitment to blocking further media consolidation, fostering more independent and diverse media, ensuring universal high-speed Internet access, and "taking a back seat to no one" in passing "Net Neutrality" laws to prevent Internet providers like Comcast and AT&T from creating fast and slow lanes on the Internet.

Intercepting a shipment of smuggled plutonium before it reaches a rogue nation makes sense if countries are unwilling or unable to enforce treaty commitments to block the spread of nuclear materials.

Mr. Kennard said he had also relied on AT&T's nonbinding commitment not to block access of its system to rivals, as Time Warner did briefly during a recent contract dispute with ABC.

Absent such a commitment, they want to block creation of the court by pressing countries not to ratify the treaty.

Make a commitment to stop.

After MySpace made a several concessions — including a commitment by the site to block profiles created by registered sex offenders — the issue started to fade.