Sentence examples for initiative a commitment from inspiring English sources

Rather, these proposals are part of what might be called the administration's "strategic-offence initiative"—a commitment to maintaining and enlarging indefinitely the capability gap between the United States and the rest of the world.

The biggest surprise, for its substance as well as for its intensity, was Vice-President Joe Biden's moving and fiercely committed speech exhorting viewers to "change the culture" regarding sexual assault and to "take the pledge" regarding the It's On Us initiative, a commitment to "intervene in situations where consent has not or cannot be given".

She maintains residence between Los Angeles, CA and Lagos Nigeria where she is able to balance her work as a healthcare provider with the Directorship of the 'Missing Millennium Development Goal' initiative, a commitment that has allowed her share ideas with great minds from all over the world.

The September 2003 West Coast Governors' Global Warming Initiative launched a commitment to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions through a number of strategies, including a public outreach campaign.

The first of which is the "Startup Insider Initiative," a CGI-A Commitment to Action that will feature both a new e-publication and web platform to bring together outstanding entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses in the impact sector, and provide them with the necessary tools and support to help their enterprises thrive.

Indeed, the Summit Programme of Action underlined that feasibility by endorsing the 20/20 Initiative, a mutual commitment between interested donor and developing countries to allocate an average of 20 per cent of ODA and 20 per cent of national budgets to basic social programmes.

Selected by social services policy experts and practitioners from Harvard and institutions around the country, these three government initiatives demonstrate a commitment to public sector reforms that benefit disadvantaged children and families.

Drawing on an analysis of 205 company documents, 95 newspaper articles and over 50 in‐depth interviews, I trace the evolution of chocolate manufacturers' sustainable sourcing practices from a focus on industry initiatives to a commitment to sustainability certification and now to companies increasingly moving toward own‐supply chain programs.

And its Film and Media Arts Initiative, an ongoing commitment to adventurous programming and collecting, brought video games, for the first time, into SAAM's collection last year.

The 1,800 young people who every year attend the university-oriented version of the Clinton Global Initiative and make a commitment on a project for change.

In May 2007, the $8 billion W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, launched a Mission Driven Investments (MDI) initiative that, with a commitment to investing directly in for-profit companies, stands as a successful and especially innovative example of a large institution aligning endowment preservation with programmatic objectives.