Sentence examples for commitment to pick up from inspiring English sources

But should Smithsonian funding dry up, Harvard is under no commitment to pick up their full salaries.

He expeditiously sold off much of GE Capital and then began playing up a big bet on the "industrial internet". By 2015, with a spin of GE's burdensome credit card business underway and commitments by Blackstone Group and Wells Fargo to pick up billions in other GE Capital assets, Immelt was ready to present his work as a transformation.

"While he did pay for Peña Nieto's lunch, he extracted a commitment from the Mexican President to pick up the check the next time they go to dinner.

The fact they kept one of the most potent attacking forces in the European game at bay for 55 minutes was a measure of the commitment and Clermont's failure to pick up the full five could cost them later on.

But according to the AP, Clinton continued to pick up commitments from superdelegates over the weekend, and on Monday, those gains effectively guaranteed her the nomination.

But the priority now is to look for ways to minimise the chances of unwished-for conflict, especially in seas swarming with rival vessels.At a minimum that means not only having hotlines between the two governments, but also cast-iron commitments from the Chinese always to pick up the phone.

Circumstances are blamed for failure to come through on commitments (I know I promised to pick up the.... today but an important call came in just as i was leaving and I had to take it).

Some of the advantages of staying in, as I have reported, exist independently of whether we actually meet our commitments: It would signal to the world that our long-term commitment to fighting global warming remains; retain a seat at the table for the next president to pick up those commitments; and foster international good will that could grease cooperation on other fronts.

It might be gradually evident but anything smelling of long-term commitment is something most guys tend to pick up fairly soon.

"However, on the other side, Huntsman is going to pick up those who have lost the commitment.

To pick up most of the cost for four years is a huge financial commitment for a university.