Sentence examples for not only commits from inspiring English sources

Convicting an innocent person not only commits a terrible injustice, but leaves a guilty criminal on the streets.

COIN strategy not only commits the military to civilian goals, but it also elevates civilians to a status equal to that of military personnel.

It would be a firm reminder that anyone who falsely and knowingly accuses an innocent clergyman of abuse some 20 or 40 years ago not only commits a dire mortal sin but also breaks the law.

Although she grew up reading mystery novels, Paretsky didn't come across Raymond Chandler until her early 20s; The Big Sleep marked her first encounter with that staple of noir fiction, the femme fatale; in this case Carmen Sternwood, a woman who not only commits murder, but drives the men around her to do the same through the corruptive force of her sexuality.

Leaders gathering for another G-20 summit next week in London must not only commit to avoid this path, they must flesh out their commitment with concrete proposals for concerted actions.

Bullins not only committed himself to that idea, he became the Black Panther Party's minister of culture.

He was not only committed to enlisting black soldiers, but was in the process of doing so.

"Yes, there were a few atrocities during the war, but they were not only committed by the Japanese.

It is up to him – not Monusco or any other body – to not only commit significant resources to the investigation and prosecution, but to prioritise making these arrests.

And it turns out that many criminals not only commit the same crimes again and again; they do so wearing the same outfits.

But it did not stop there, for if the Birmingham Six were innocent, then others were guilty – and had not only committed a terrible crime but had allowed the innocent to suffer imprisonment in their place.