Commitment
in sentence
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So the prior condition for setting up and joining an international force for Southern Lebanon must be that Israel renews its
commitment
to the “road map” and negotiations with the Palestinians for a viable Palestinian state.
When governments can repress those journalists with impunity, and when others compromise their supposed
commitment
to basic human rights for political or partisan goals, the truth remains hidden, with serious consequences.
Indeed, the budget's main feature is its
commitment
to investments in public-sector infrastructure, even at the expense of raising next year's deficit from 3.6% to 3.9% of GDP.
The issue of trade barriers speaks directly to the question of whether there is a genuine international
commitment
to Africa’s development.
The
commitment
to preserving the integrity of the payments system must be unconditional.
When Palestinians asked Mitchell for assurances that the US would support such a statehood declaration if talks failed, Mitchell responded that such a
commitment
would make negotiations pointless.
On monetary policy, the European Central Bank’s forward guidance – the
commitment
to keep interest rates at a low level for a long time – is too little too late and has not prevented a rise in short- and long-term borrowing costs, which could stifle the eurozone’s already-anemic economic recovery.
Poverty rates in the region have fallen slightly in the last two decades, but to reduce the drastic levels of inequality, there needs to be a serious
commitment
to policies that encourage the poor to acquire the means to escape poverty in the future.
And herein lies a key difference between today and 2003: the Commission’s
commitment
to enforcing SGP rules has waned.
Having engaged Turkey in the accession process, the EU appears to have abandoned Turkey, failing to live up to its decades-old
commitment
– made by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer – to negotiate Turkish membership in the Union in good faith.
The request included funding for naval operations in Asia, a restocking of the military arsenal depleted in the fight against the Islamic State, and a
commitment
to technological innovation.
While central bankers cannot always be trusted when they make such promises, since their jobs often require them deliberately to mislead investors, there are good reasons to believe that the Fed’s
commitment
to “lower for longer” interest rates is sincere.
Today, indicators of this global slowdown are to be found everywhere – from underwhelming retail and trade data to unanticipated policy responses, including China’s surprise currency devaluation (which coincides with its leaders’
commitment
to a long-term shift toward a more market-based exchange-rate regime).
Successful enterprises take time to create – time spent on inventing better products, serving customers more effectively, and supporting workers in ways that enhance their
commitment.
The problem is that, despite
commitment
to the talks from all six participants – China, the United States, South Korea, Japan, Russia, and even North Korea in recent months (a nominal pledge that is unlikely to be changed as a result of Kim Jong-il’s passing) – the results so far are insufficient to sustain the process.
Half of the organizations’ strategies do not include a specific
commitment
to gender equality; and while a third do focus on the health of women and girls, they make no mention of gendered risks.
Doing so has certainly deepened my
commitment
to this work.
Of course, in the pope’s view,
commitment
in gay relationships is part of the problem: more and more people, especially in the Western world, now claim the freedom to choose their own sexual identities instead of sticking to the “natural” roles “ordained by God.”
That is why, instead of talking about rapists, he targeted peaceful homosexual men and women who wish to show their
commitment
to their lovers by marrying them.
Securing a binding
commitment
from China’s government to limit its nuclear development is crucial to reassuring the US and Russia that further strategic-weapons cuts will not undermine global or regional stability.
China might be willing to make a unilateral, but enforceable,
commitment
not to augment its nuclear arsenal, if Russia and the US reduce theirs further.
Although the last meeting of the so-called “Friends of Syria” (a group of countries that convenes periodically to discuss Syria’s situation outside of the United Nations Security Council) brought more financial aid, the degree of genuine outside
commitment
to their cause remains questionable.
Foreign companies will no doubt also benefit from this new
commitment
to stamp out piracy.
But, as the recession hit, and the cost of the bailout became apparent, he indicated that he might have to postpone implementing this
commitment.
If FSM’s
commitment
is replicated, citizens of the Pacific could reclaim control over a natural resource that forms the backbone of the region’s economies.
The
commitment
to full transparency and the launch of a CDQ-type initiative for PNA states are intended to keep more tuna wealth in the Pacific.
The
commitment
to democratic multilateralism has been challenged, and rights guaranteed under international conventions, such as the Convention Against Torture, have been abrogated.
Even more important was the institutional infrastructure, including the binding
commitment
to democracy and the vast array of laws and regulations that we too often take for granted.
Despite their
commitment
to speak to Russia with one voice, various EU countries negotiate with Russia bilaterally whenever possible (especially over lucrative business contracts), congregating under the EU umbrella only when necessary.
But no treaty should be signed so long as the sincerity of Russia’s
commitment
to the norms of international behavior remains in doubt.
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