Sentence examples for make firm commitments from inspiring English sources

The Liberal Democrat leader will ask his party's conference in September to make firm commitments in just three areas at the general election: a boost for education, the creation of "green jobs", and constitutional reform.

To achieve this, the new government will have to make firm commitments on ending the current divide between health and social care (the former is universally free, the latter means-tested) and ensuring that both are adequately resourced.

On Sunday, UN Women and China will co-host an event on gender equality and women's empowerment where more than 70 world leaders are expected to make firm commitments to overcome gender equality gaps.

The United States should be prepared to make firm commitments in all these areas now in return for Israel's agreement to postpone any attack until next year — a delay that could be used to exhaust diplomatic options and lay the groundwork for military action if diplomacy failed.

[C17.] 3 Oil Ministers Back Rise in Output With the high cost of oil spreading alarm through Western economies, oil ministers from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Mexico -- some of the world's major exporters -- agreed that production should be increased to stabilize prices, but they declined to make firm commitments on the timing or the amount.

With the high cost of oil and gasoline spreading alarm through Western economies, oil ministers from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Mexico -- all among the world's major exporters -- met here today and agreed that production should be increased to stabilize prices, but they declined to make firm commitments on the timing or the amount.

However, subsequent attempts on the part of Dmowski to have the Russians make firmer commitments along the lines of the Grand Duke Nicholas's manifesto were met with elusive answers.

Mexico and Uruguay, Mr. Negroponte noted, have made firm commitments.

The administration, if not yet making firm commitments, is at least listening, they say.

But this just illustrates the foolishness of making firm commitments about tax and spending policy so far in the future.

Or to put it more simply, the winners are those who have made firm commitments to basing their news services on the skills of newspaper journalists.