Sentence examples for voluntarily committing from inspiring English sources

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced that the Central American nation of 6 million people ― about the size of Maryland ― would sign the landmark pact voluntarily committing nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to El Nuevo Diario, one of the nation's major newspapers.

He praised the American poultry industry for voluntarily committing to better practices with antibiotics.

Mounds of complaints and legal maneuvers, on the other hand, would keep the issue before the voters through most if not all the 2012 election cycle, allowing Democrats to paint Republicans as hypocrites -- if they defend Justice Thomas for voluntarily committing an offense for years that Bill Clinton had to be trapped into committing once -- or as unprincipled and power-hungry if they abandon him.

"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.

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.

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