voluntary commitment

collocation in English

meaningsofvoluntaryandcommitment

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voluntary
adjective
uk
/ˈvɒl.ən.tər.i/us
/ˈvɑː.lən.ter.i/
done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to ...
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commitment
noun
uk
/kəˈmɪt.mənt/us
/kəˈmɪt.mənt/
a promise or firm decision to ...
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(Definition ofvoluntaryandcommitmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvoluntary commitment

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Second, the fragile nature of existingvoluntarycommitmentwithin faith groups needs to be appreciated.
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States cannot simply mandate the solution, because what the government is trying to achieve is avoluntarycommitmentfrom private actors to abstain from free-riding on each other.
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Such a mean consists in the combination of an act ofvoluntarycommitment(inspired by grace) with intellectual understanding and knowing considered as gifts of grace.
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It ignored the newvoluntarycommitmentand failed to provide a financial impact assessment.
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That extra-curricular sport rested on thevoluntarycommitmentof teachers.
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What we have to get is avoluntarycommitmentto the cause of training.
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This is no mere debating point, for the only alternative tovoluntarycommitmentis the imposition of some form of discipline.
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A hugevoluntarycommitmenthas been made by thousands of business people all over the country.
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We are not entirely relying onvoluntarycommitment, although that is of prime importance.
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If this clause were to go through as it stands, we believe that it would have a devastating effect on thisvoluntarycommitment.
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That leadership has been built not by regulation and compulsion, but throughvoluntarycommitmentand willing participation.
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There is no assumption ofvoluntarycommitment, although there are many associations which have that responsibility in mind.
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Many school pupils also play sport at school outside the formal curriculum thanks to thevoluntarycommitmentof dedicated teachers.
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I would like to renew thisvoluntarycommitmentwholeheartedly today.
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Thevoluntarycommitmentof governors is already heavy and the hours are extensive.
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These zones are about avoluntarycommitmentto schools to work in partnership and try new ways to raise standards.
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We see thevoluntarycommitmentreinforced by the authority of statute.
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For it to be fulfilled will require a tremendous degree ofvoluntarycommitmentby everybody affected.
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It lies in securing thevoluntarycommitmentof employers through providing information, advice and where necessary practical and financial help.
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I consider the chosen solution to be an undoubted contribution in the field of functional separation based on the principle ofvoluntarycommitment.
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