Sentence examples for committed the issue from inspiring English sources

Lincoln understood that the Federal government's power to end slavery was limited by the Constitution, which before 1865, committed the issue to individual states.

"And so the president, who is committed to the issue, is doing what he should do.

Andreassen believes Gulati is committed to the issue, as are a handful of others.

"People who have spent many years committed to the issue of maternal health were understandably worried that these figures could divert attention from an issue that they care passionately about," Dr. Horton said.

So Ruemmler and the small group of people committed to the issue in the Administration will continue their strategy of filling the pipeline with nominees and hoping for votes.

"The attorney general has said this is a priority, and I know he is absolutely committed to the issue," said Brendan Johnson, the United States attorney for South Dakota, who is also chairman of the agency's Native American Issues Subcommittee.

A senior administration official insisted that Mr. Bush remained firmly committed to the issue, and said, "There's a lot of quiet stuff that's happening with the Arabs and Palestinians, focused on the things outlined in the president's speech, writing a new constitution, organizing elections, with the understanding that elections begin well in advance of election day".

He went on to say that if he had not been at the G8, he would have been at the seminar in London, and he was "personally committed" to the issue.

Once I was done with my studies at the UvA in 1993, I worked for 2 years for Hivos, a nongovernmental development organisation, thus demonstrating that, despite my earlier hesitations and doubts, I remained committed to the issue of global development.

"I think he seemed really smart and really committed to the issue," she said.

A spokesperson for Malloy, Colleen Flanagan, said the governor remained committed to the issue once he took office.