Sentence examples for longstanding engagement from inspiring English sources

Corbyn himself did not to take part in the debate, instead attending what a spokeswoman said was a "longstanding engagement" in his constituency.

Speaking personally, but also out of a deep and longstanding engagement with the history and procedures of my profession, I have to say that the goal of criticism has never been to control or reflect the public taste — neither thing is possible — but rather the simpler (but also infinitely difficult) work of analyzing and evaluating works of art as honestly and independently as possible.

Countries with longstanding engagement in South Sudan now need to help initiate a dialogue, she argued, as it is unclear whether national forces are in a position to do so.

TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI TRIO (Tonight and tomorrow) A year and a half ago, Ms. Akiyoshi retired her acclaimed big band, ending a longstanding Birdland engagement.

TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI TRIO (Wednesday through July 2) A year and a half ago Ms. Akiyoshi retired her acclaimed big band, ending a longstanding Birdland engagement.

Anyone who believes that Mr. Bush might turn back now has not been following the path of a president who, by his own account, never second-guesses a decision; indeed, we're already ratcheting up our longstanding military engagement with Saddam.

But it is a longstanding conflict.

"Harold has landed in the middle of a culture that has longstanding rules of engagement, and all of the players there are asking him to work within those rules.

In December it accepted an invitation by North Korea to visit amid a longstanding effort of diplomatic engagement by the United States, intended mainly to induce North Korea to end its nuclear program.

In discussing Mr. Obama's plan to close Guantánamo, Mr. Cheney spoke derisively of the way it has won "applause in Europe," a reflection of his longstanding wariness of European engagement at the expense of American prerogatives.

It is something we build and maintain every day with our ideas, our products and our longstanding policy of international engagement.