Sentence examples for firmer commitment from inspiring English sources

Greece's finance minister, George Papaconstantinou, told his counterparts on Monday that a firmer commitment to helping his country was needed to fend off speculators.

Companies can buy back shares, or not, whenever they feel like it; dividend payments represent a firmer commitment to pay shareholders, he said.

Mr. Corker made clear this week that while he was voting yes in committee, he still wanted a firmer commitment on modernization money before supporting the treaty on the floor.

"It is in their own long-term interests to stick to what the current plan is," he added, "be more aggressive than what that plan calls for, and get a firmer commitment beyond 2013 for continued support from European neighbors".

Mr. Wyden said he hoped "the administration's next nominee for the position demonstrates greater respect for the rule of law and a firmer commitment to making sure that our nation's counterterrorism programs have the strong legal foundation that they deserve".

In the meantime, Turkish officials point out that they are building an expensive hydroelectric dam right at the Syrian border that will not work properly if the Euphrates's flow consistently falls below the promised level.Syria and Iraq, understandably unsatisfied, would like a firmer commitment on the sharing of both rivers.

Many players refused to accept firmer commitments on a host of issues.

In the election campaign so far he hasn't heard any firmer commitments.

Meanwhile a firm commitment on the dividend provides an underpin.

But there's little firm commitment to closing hospital beds.

But none involved an exchange of money and thus a firm commitment to attending.