initial commitment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinitialandcommitment
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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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commitment
noun
uk/kəˈmɪt.mənt/us/kəˈmɪt.mənt/
a promise or firm decision to ...
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(Definition ofinitialandcommitmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofinitial commitment
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I believe that myinitialcommitmentto create the program sparked my later passion to see it succeed.
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Aninitialcommitmentof almost 13,000 personnel was reduced to fewer than 4,000 by the end of the year.
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In inner cities, there were tough times in our parents' day, but theinitialcommitmentis not the same now.
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That would involve aninitialcommitmentto 75,000 places, doubling to 150,000 places over two years.
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It is wholly reasonable that the authority committing those resources should ensure that the outcome reflects the agreed purpose of theinitialcommitment.
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Theinitialcommitment, however, is anticipated to be for 30 days.
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Resources channelled to these schemes have risen from thatinitialcommitmentto over £50 million in the forthcoming year.
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The basic reason for house prices being bid up after aninitialcommitmenthas been made is that the whole process of transfer is so protracted.
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Herinitialcommitmentwas due to her being found mentally incompetent to stand trial.
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At the same time, even committed, self-consciously innovative elites may prove not homogenous and forceful but factious, just as initial commitments can degenerate into banal turf-grabbing and personal rivalries.
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However, the degree of ambition and precision of these initial commitments is uneven.
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They are caught in a situation in which their initial commitments and promises have regularly been broken.
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Unfortunately, following the initial commitments, the number of regular players dwindled, forcing the closure of the club after only three seasons.
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Because choices tend to become strongly fixed in material equipment, economic investment, and social habit, the original flexibility vanishes for all practical purposes once the initial commitments are made.
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