Sentence examples for committed to defence from inspiring English sources

"The Conservative government have made it very clear they are committed to defence and security and the US has just increased its budget.

The chancellor also increased the defence budget, which will rise in real terms every year, with 2% of GDP being committed to defence for the rest of the decade.

Nato likewise is committed to increasing defence spending and increasing the percentage of defence spending that goes on new equipment.

One immediate consequence – and a first shot in the Osborne campaign to lead the Tory party – came when the chancellor tickled the tummies of his backbenchers, and committed to keep defence spending at or above 2% of GDP, a commitment he has doggedly resisted making until now.

In spite of Obama's announced support of ballistic missile defence, the administration (and many of Obama's own backers) has suspected that Obama is not nearly as committed to missile defence as President Bush.

However, the German defences were strongest in this sector, and most of the German reinforcements sent to Normandy were committed to the defence of the city.

But my greater concern is with Labour, whose recent record makes it hard to argue that this is a party committed to the defence of liberty.

You cannot be committed to the defence of human values and, when you have millions of people in the street and people dying, stay at home.

It is nationalistic, opposed to most immigration, committed to boosting defence and free hospital parking and, thereby, unfailingly in line with Mr Farage's idea of good old British "common sense".

Adam Voges at least showed he was committed to some defence in his 70-ball stay but the right-hander failed to cover his stumps when attempting a reverse sweep and was bowled for 28.

The United States is both a subscriber to China's formula about "one China" and yet also, through the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, committed to the defence of Taiwan.The best hope of ensuring that these contradictions are never put to the test is that China itself will change.