Sentence examples for for making commitments from inspiring English sources

Coach Kevin Constantine, who is not much for making commitments, said that Elias was put on Nieuwendyk's line because there was nowhere else to put him -- for now.

Blair again refused to apologise for the invasion even though he knows he is set to be criticised by the Chilcot report for making commitments to the US about it, and for failing to consult his cabinet more fully before troops were sent in.

January is traditionally a time for making commitments to beneficial habits and dropping less-wholesome ones.

There were associated financial worries which had implications for planning for the future and making commitments [ 30, 34, 37].

The declines, which erased an early advance in blue-chip stock prices, suggested that some prospective buyers were waiting for more earnings results before making commitments.

The government has to get the incentives right, says Mr Reinhardt, but it is hard for it to make commitments that will bind its successors in, say, 2017.

He talked about how Shell, Danone and Rio Tinto, for example, had made commitments to protect biodiversity, but noted these were not transformative.

A portfolio of domestic commitments may be particularly well-suited to implement this principle because it allows for countries to make commitments along a continuum of stringency, rather than dividing nations into two groups as did the Kyoto Protocol.

Very few commitments have been made for trade in health services: only 29 countries have made commitments for health services, and then only partial commitments for some health services [ 11, 12].

Looking Ahead For those who do make commitments, said Bill Sutton, head of philanthropy for the Americas at UBS Wealth Management, pledges from even the wealthiest are covering a shorter period.

It is more for other countries to make commitments.