Sentence examples for take on commitments from inspiring English sources

A South African businessman offered the player a huge sum of money to take on commitments that would rule him out of the tour.

Hedegaard's manoeuvring also forced China to acknowledge that it will take on commitments on an equal legal footing to developed countries.

The worry for developing countries is that the less that rich countries do, the more they themselves will have to take on commitments post-2020.

But they made it clear they were not eager to draw the government into the insurance business and take on commitments for untold billions.

One cannot take on commitments such as PhD students under these circumstances".

"I take on the commitment to ensure the prompt entering into effect of this agreement in Brazil," she told the UN.

I don't feel that if I take on the commitment to run, that I have the kind of confidence that I should have, that I'd be the candidate that I should be.

My guy spies tell me that pondering possible exit strategies begins before they take on any commitment.

In the end the government took the free over-75 TV licences proposal off the table, with the BBC instead agreeing to take on other funding commitments including the World Service and S4C.

"The developing countries have made it clear that they don't want to be the only ones to take on new commitments, and they want a negotiation about financing for development," she said.

More than one senator asked the Treasury chief about media estimates that the government had now taken on outlays, commitments or loan guarantees of a staggering $7.8 trillion.