Sentence examples for voluntarily commit from inspiring English sources

Both Alex and Shirley, however, signed a paper agreeing to voluntarily commit themselves; the consequences for refusing can be serious.

Residents voluntarily commit not to smoke, drink or use drugs and, in some cases, eschew loud music and pets, too.

Three physicists, pretending to be insane, voluntarily commit themselves to an asylum administered by a megalomaniacal psychiatrist, Dr. Mathilde von Zahnd.

If the laws are changed to encompass those who voluntarily commit themselves, it serves to discourage those who really need treatment from obtaining it by attaching a stigma and actually limiting their rights as citizens.

Citibank, which was described not only as paying for student receptions for Chaminade but also of taking the college officials on its advisory board to places like San Marco, Fla., and San Diego, said that it was the first lender to voluntarily commit to a new code of conduct.

The obligation to keep a promise or fulfill a contract, for example, arises only when one has done something that generates the obligation — made a promise or signed a contract — but the duties of charity and truth telling supposedly fall on us regardless of what, if anything, we voluntarily commit to do.

"These obligations arise under treaties to which Australia voluntarily committed itself".

In 2003 automakers voluntarily committed to new design standards aimed at reducing the height mismatches between cars and light trucks.

In her second trimester, she suffered a breakdown and voluntarily committed herself to a psychiatric hospital.

A person who voluntarily commits himself or seeks treatment is not prohibited from owning a gun.

In 1955 he voluntarily committed himself to the state hospital in Norwalk, California, as a drug addict; he was released later that year.