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"obtain a commitment" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to refer to securing a promise or agreement from someone. Example: We needed to obtain a commitment from our stakeholders before moving forward with the project.
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He indicated that he had had contacts with the National Security Council but had yet to obtain a commitment of financial support from the White House.
He said they were able to elevate the issue of protecting DACA recipients and obtain a commitment from Republicans for Senate floor votes on the issue in February.
Regardless, other than in colloquial speech, to obtain a commitment to advise a client to buy a product is not to obtain a commitment to sell that product, no matter how often the client takes the advice (or the patient does what the doctor recommends).
To obtain a commitment under state law, the authorities must prove that Mr. Alves suffers from a mental abnormality or a personality disorder that makes him likely to commit another violent sexual crime unless he is confined for treatment.
Somsa has called on the central bank of Somalia to obtain a commitment from a third party, such as the World Bank or the African Development Bank, to indemnify Barclays for any associated risk.
"We have been in close contact with the Europeans all along so we very much welcome the efforts by the British, German and French foreign ministers to obtain a commitment of full compliance by Iran with its IAEA and non-proliferation obligations," Mr McClellan said.
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Express Scripts has obtained a commitment letter for $14 billion in financing for the transaction.
In October, he obtained a commitment from the Macquarie Capital Group to raise an additional $1 billion for an Australian project.
She switched her vote from no to yes after obtaining a commitment from Speaker J. Dennis Hastert of Illinois.
It said on Thursday that it had obtained a commitment for $375 million in bankruptcy financing from Pershing Square Capital Management.
Peapod, an Internet grocery delivery service, said it had obtained a commitment from the party for an immediate bridge loan, subject to various conditions.
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