ongoing commitment

collocation in English

meaningsofongoingandcommitment

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ongoing
adjective
uk
/ˈɒŋˌɡəʊ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈɑːnˌɡoʊ.ɪŋ/
continuing to exist or develop, or happening at the ...
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commitment
noun
uk
/kəˈmɪt.mənt/us
/kəˈmɪt.mənt/
a promise or firm decision to ...
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(Definition ofongoingandcommitmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofongoing commitment

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It is thisongoingcommitmentto the patient's welfare that constitutes the goodwill of the profession.
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To fully realize the potential that the cross-fertilization of these disciplines may yield, we must make anongoingcommitmentto fostering interdisciplinary work addressing multiple levels of analysis.
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I recognise that it is anongoingcommitmentfor colleges and funding will continue beyond 2003–04.
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These would be for a specific time and there would be noongoingcommitmentto a further tenancy.
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We will, however, review the backdating rules to this benefit as part of ourongoingcommitmentto modernise and reform the welfare state.
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His should be anongoingcommitmentthat reflects his income and his responsibilities, not hers.
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That represents a substantialongoingcommitmenton the corporation's part.
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Will next year's allocation exceed the £60 million which it estimates will be needed to protect theongoingcommitmentto university education?
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It is a tangible sign of ourongoingcommitmentto carers that the grant has increased annually since it started.
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Or is it to be like section 11 currently is, anongoingcommitmentmeeting expenditure year in and year out?
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This scheme is part of anongoingcommitmentand although not all teachers will benefit from this phase, there will be similar opportunities for other teachers in the future.
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Presumably there is also anongoingcommitment.
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That is anongoingcommitment.
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The fishery is now operating successfully and has anongoingcommitmentto protecting weak populations and decreasing bycatch.
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Students are regularly seen in the local communities as part of theirongoingcommitmentto community service.
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Selections are made worldwide and are based on achievements, breakthroughs, innovative style andongoingcommitmentto the development of womens sports.
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Thisongoingcommitmentcontinued until 1998.
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Thomas'songoingcommitmentstarted with food and clothing distribution and grew from there.
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Alpert affirmed herongoingcommitmentto political activism and did not offer regrets about the actions she had undertaken in the past.
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