Sentence examples for was preparing to commit from inspiring English sources

However, Ramón Custodio, the national human-rights commissioner, said none of the other parties had backed him in seeking reinstatement of the judges, and he was dismissive of claims that it indicated the government was preparing to commit fraud.

Rangzieb was given a life sentence and ordered to serve a minimum of 10 years after a jury convicted him heading a three-man active al Qaida service cell which was preparing to commit mass murder.

The agents repeatedly asked him if he was prepared to commit such a violent act.

That zero was one of the few figures Hutchinson was prepared to commit himself to in public.

Yet, in Iranian leaders' paranoid worldview, it was evidence that America was prepared to commit murder on a grand scale to defeat their country.

But before he was prepared to commit himself to any Protestant league and undertake a military campaign in Germany, Gustav required adequate assurance of support.

They said the group was prepared to commit violent acts in Norway – including targeting Norwegian diplomats abroad – and sought to establish "terrorist sleeper cells" in Italy and the Netherlands.

The accidental downing of an Iranian commercial airliner over the Persian Gulf by an American warship convinced Iran's leaders that the United States was prepared to commit any evil in order to guarantee Iran's defeat.

They needed less bashing from the mayor's office and more fiscal and moral support, though no one was prepared to commit to specific dollar amounts, not in an economy that may be going wobbly.

Mr. Gates did say publicly last month that the United States was prepared to commit additional forces to Afghanistan in 2009, but he put no number on the anticipated American troop increase.

In an interview after winning the Italian Open last weekend Murray repeated that, ideally, he wanted a coach who was prepared to commit 25 weeks or more a year travelling with him on the Tour.