Sentence examples for commitment to legislation from inspiring English sources

With the entering of the Green Party into Government in 2007, a commitment to legislation introducing Civil Partnerships was agreed in the Programme for Government in June of that year.

Speaking to reporters at the annual House GOP retreat in Maryland, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) pointed out it was Obama who used his State of the Union address Tuesday to reaffirm his commitment to legislation known as Trade Promotion Authority.

Recent policy documents from the Scottish Government show a level of commitment to legislation in relation to smoking and alcohol.

Mitchell adds that he's not a fan of the legislation, despite a commitment to legislate on aid in the Conservative manifesto (pdf) three years ago and in the coalition government agreement.

Any serious commitment to new legislation ought properly to have been in the manifesto.

In asking industry leaders to come to the Treasury on Thursday, Mr. Geithner hopes to underscore the administration's commitment to passing legislation this year, officials said.

Given such discrepancies, questions have been raised about the government's commitment to introduce legislation that will ensure its 0.7% commitment is fulfilled.

This spring, Mohamed Morsi's Presidential-campaign platform gave a commitment to reviewing legislation — including laws pertaining to women's rights — to insure that it was "in accordance with Islamic Sharia".

Since the beginning of his presidency, Mr. Obama has been dogged by questions about his commitment to immigration legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 12 million people who are living in this country without legal documentation.

The commitment to produce legislation giving Ofcom a stronger role to take action against channels which broadcast extremist content suggests next week's Queen's speech will go much further than simply keeping its powers under regular review.

As TfL's long-awaited proposals were announced on Wednesday, Johnson revealed that he had secured a government commitment to promote legislation to enable TfL to regulate pedicabs in London.