lifetime commitment

collocation in English

meaningsoflifetimeandcommitment

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lifetime
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/us
/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/
the period of time during which someone lives or ...
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commitment
noun
uk
/kəˈmɪt.mənt/us
/kəˈmɪt.mənt/
a promise or firm decision to ...
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(Definition oflifetimeandcommitmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At first the nuns were not required to make a vow of poverty or to make alifetimecommitment.
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There appears to be a demand for tenancies but landlords are often unwilling to relet because of thelifetimecommitmentthat is now demanded.
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People in their late 30s and 40s, when they are making alifetimecommitmentto the company, often move on to final salary.
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Caring for a child who, for example, will be dependent as an adult may well be alifetimecommitment.
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Stability, order and the example oflifetimecommitmentare good things.
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Marriage is alifetimecommitment, publicly entered into.
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And while the parashah contemplates the nazirite period coming to a close, the haftarah envisions alifetimecommitment.
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Housework is not always alifetimecommitment; many, for economic or personal reasons, return to the workplace.
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New members signed over all their money and possessions, making alifetimecommitmentto the commune.
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Professionals are encouraged to a have alifetimecommitmentto their field of work.
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It is given to an outstanding senior scholar in recognition for alifetimecommitmentto the application of the social sciences to contemporary social issues.
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The priesthood formation program goes beyond academics; it provides in-depth training for alifetimecommitmentas a priest in four areas: human formation, spiritual formation, academic formation and pastoral formation.
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We no longer have spouses, husbands or wives with lifetime commitments—we have partners and sometimes rather odd ones.
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