Sentence examples for committed himself to being from inspiring English sources

Parker, according to Popovich, had an off-season epiphany and "committed himself to being mentally ready to play night after night after night".

At a national level, Simpson has committed himself to being an advocate on climate change and the company is helping to drive the new sustainable water stewardship initiative.

Marangeli has also committed himself to being fully certified organic by 2019.

His breathing's not regular: he breathes in with reluctance; he doesn't want to commit himself to being alive.

Soon after coming to power in 1949 he was reportedly the first leader to commit himself to being cremated, a practice advocated by the Communists who wanted to put an end to grave-building that wasted precious land.

Mawlana suggests that ideal man overcomes his egoism and commit himself to be beneficial to his fellow beings.

The review of the future funding needs of the NHS carried out at the chancellor's behest by Derek Wanless, a former banker, states that the real spending increases of more than 7% a year for the next five years that Mr Brown has committed himself to are "at the upper end of what could sensibly be spent...to be wisely spent they would represent a very considerable management challenge.

The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said he cannot make any promises about whether the NHS budget could be ringfenced – something his Tory predecessor, Andrew Lansley, had committed himself to, "because there is so much uncertainty in the economic outlook".

The psychological reading of the bill that, following Hart's death, he has committed himself to getting passed, is not lost on Saatchi.

In the spate of defections and redefections by Soviet and American intelligence agents over the past year, a British double agent who committed himself to Communism 50 years ago is mentioned frequently - but only glancingly: Kim Philby.

The difference is that Lichtenstein committed himself to art when he was still in his 20s, while Garabedian waited until his 40s before discovering art as his calling.