Sentence examples for former commitment from inspiring English sources

It argues that the scheme has proved so popular, in a time austerity, that Whitehall simply cannot afford to respect its former commitment.

Yang Zhu invoked the notion of "human nature [rén xìng]" to drive a wedge between the former commitment and the latter.

Delivered through the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF, now Ministry for Primary Industries), these schemes were largely driven by New Zealand's former commitment to the Kyoto Protocol to enhance carbon sequestration and increase the national area of Kyoto-compliant forests (climate change initiatives), although complementing the efforts of the ECFP to treat erodible land.

The French consented to Chamberlain's policy, thus abandoning their former commitments, and the Soviet Union was under treaty obligation to assist Czechoslovakia only if the French would honour their pledges first.

The WTO rules governing trade are laid out in the Cabinet Office report, which says that the UK would have to renegotiate its former commitments as part of the EU with all 161 WTO members.

Make a commitment in that moment to have what you desire and to allow it into your life because it is important to your life purpose, happiness and fulfillment (as a former commitment-phobe, this was terrifying for me, but a huge relief once I allowed myself to commit to what I desired!).

A commitment to both animal welfare and conservation are distinct from a commitment to animal rights, insofar these former commitments are consistent with killing sentient animals under certain circumstances.

The battle over the men's fate is an early test of the former rebels' commitment to the rule of the law.

Earlier this month, a video clip on Facebook showed Farhat Rajhi, a popular reformist who served briefly as interior minister in the early days of the caretaker government, casting grave doubts on his former colleagues' commitment to democracy.

Religious experience may also be distinguished from the aesthetic aspect of experience in that the former involves commitment and devotion to the divine while the latter is focused on the appreciation and enjoyment of qualities, forms, and patterns in themselves, whether as natural objects or works of art.

A raft of former spending commitments have been ditched, such as a higher state pension and free care for the elderly.