Sentence examples for on previous commitments from inspiring English sources

Any new framework that fails to include gender as a distinct goal would significantly backtrack on previous commitments (pdf), sending a clear and dangerous signal that the issue is no longer a political priority.

To abandon these lessons, backtrack on previous commitments, and remove a dedicated gender goal – while at the same time embracing the concept of inequality – would be a cruel and harmful irony.

At the end of two days of meetings, Mr. Obama could claim two major accomplishments: The summit meeting forced countries that had failed to clean up their nuclear surpluses to formulate detailed plans to deal with them, and it kicked into action nations that had failed to move on previous commitments.

In a statement accusing the Peruvian authorities of reneging on previous commitments to protect the now high-profile tribe, Survival's director, Stephen Corry, said they had "cynically" paved the way for the reserve to be abolished, by turning a blind eye to recent illegal intrusions.

Some rivals have accused BT of cutting back on previous commitments - namely dropping a target for the percentage of properties with fibre to the door.

Her diary entry for Oct. 28, 2005 reads "CATA!"–French shorthand for catastrophe–"Resign?" Lauvergeon had just heard that the French government had gone back on previous commitments to reduce its stake in Areva and open the nuclear conglomerate to outside investors.

However, those plans now seem to have been extended into a "worldwide arena tour", despite no further dates having been announced at present on account of previous commitments.

Labour sources say the five-year £5.5bn initiative is the party's most substantial manifesto pledge to date, coming on top of previous commitments to reverse cuts to housing benefit and to reinstate the 10p tax rate.

Sources within Downing Street have reportedly said the UK will offer to take "at least 10,000" – a dramatic increase on its previous commitments.

Of course, an agent may place considerable importance on honouring previous commitments.

On house building, previous commitments from Labour come to nothing.