Sentence examples for commitment to common from inspiring English sources

And in his commitment to common language, the language of normal discourse, he was following an American tradition established by Robert Frost and, before Frost, by William Carlos Williams, the poet of inarticulate America - a poet who distrusted articulacy.

More disturbing were remarks in a New York Times interview in July, when he appeared to question the commitment to common defence that lies at the heart of the alliance, enshrined as article five of its constitution.

But in a cultural climate that tends to regard tax as a burden rather than a shared commitment to common purpose, it surely doesn't hurt to restate the case once again.

"Australians are not defined by religion or race; we are defined by a commitment to common political values, democracy, freedom, the rule of law, all underpinned of course by mutual respect".

The party's right wing fought for decades to expunge nationalisation from the movement's creed, but not until Tony Blair was leader did they manage to ditch the commitment to "common ownership of the means of production".

Last week, the American government reaffirmed its commitment to common accounting rules, something that Timothy F. Geithner, the Treasury secretary, has argued was necessary for common global regulation of banks, among other things.

In times of insecurity, when people feel uncertain about their future, when anxieties and fears are promoted and exploited by political populists, old-fashioned nationalists or religious fundamentalists, the success of the UN lies in our common commitment to our common values.

Right-wing parties, Mr. Fischer added, are replacing the notion of a nation built on a shared commitment to a common constitutional and legal order with an ethnic definition of nationhood, derived from common descent and religion.

We must show our commitment to the common good, which is bigger than any person or any party.

Speaking at the White House on Thursday, he reaffirmed this country's commitment to the common defense of all NATO members.

It is an important opportunity to renew global commitment to our common goals and revitalise efforts to move towards these goals.