Sentence examples for commitment to rules from inspiring English sources

If Mrs Merkel now adopts more of that tone, Mr Putin will find it harder to drive a wedge between Germany's aversion to conflict and its commitment to rules and norms.

To take one famous instance: it is, crucially, not Inspector Javert's personal malice or mercilessness, as legend has it and the musical suggests, that drives him to hunt down Jean Valjean; it is his absolute commitment to justice, which he interprets as a commitment to rules and their administration, to the parallel paper universe of absolute laws.

Because the players in this particular game are no less than God, Moses, and biblical Israel, speaking to us from and through the deepest reservoirs of religious myth and meaning, it is easy to claim that this flexibility within deep commitment to rules applies only to them and not to us.

What would that have said about America's commitment to rule of law?

Rather than directly challenging the prosecution, Washington and Brussels should insist on a greater commitment to rule-of-law standards in Kiev.

This is an unwelcome development, particularly given the importance of Koroma's personal integrity and commitment to rule of law in encouraging greater investor and donor confidence.

Matt Williams, a policy officer at the RSPB, said: "The government has reneged on its commitment to rule out fracking in some of our most important wildlife sites.

With the right incentives and a firm commitment to rule of law, there is no question in my mind a new class of entrepreneurs can grow and flourish in Russia.

China Human Rights Defenders, a non-profit organisation with its headquarters in Washington DC, says the detentions and trials make a mockery of China's oft-stated commitment to rule of law.

Will Russia with its difficult history, its boom-and-bust cycles, its questionable commitment to rule of law and open markets–once again send investors stampeding for the exits?

Will Russia with its difficult and confounding history, its boom-and-bust cycles, its questionable commitment to rule of law and open markets–once again send investors stampeding for the exits?