firm commitment

collocation in English

meaningsoffirmandcommitment

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firm
adjective
uk
/fɜːm/us
/fɝːm/
not soft but not ...
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commitment
noun
uk
/kəˈmɪt.mənt/us
/kəˈmɪt.mənt/
a promise or firm decision to ...
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(Definition offirmandcommitmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffirm commitment

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In their eyes, planning a grandiose reconstruction project with nofirmcommitmentfrom the government to fund such an undertaking was simply impractical.
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A high premium was placed on curiosity, a preparedness to notice the unexpected, and afirmcommitmentto engage in intellectual debate.
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I wanted to use my vote to reiterate myfirmcommitmentto the fight against poverty, whether against its causes or against its effects.
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But we rarely enter into afirmcommitmentfor more than one or two years ahead.
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We have afirmcommitmentto continue to improve the standard of accommodation for all soldiers.
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Are they urging us to give afirmcommitmentin favour of a single currency?
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I accept that; there was nofirmcommitment, merely a clear impression.
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Of course, these promises have not yet reachedfirmcommitment.
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However, they felt that there was advantage in having afirmcommitment.
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He has afirmcommitmentto what he is doing.
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However, at this stage, we would not wish to give afirmcommitmentto any precise form of inquiry, or to the possible membership.
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He said also that he considered that afirmcommitmentto a single currency was a major constitutional change.
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We know that we have afirmcommitmentto nationalise five industries.
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All that we ask for is afirmcommitmentthat he will never tax food by means of an order.
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Its purpose is to demonstrate thefirmcommitmentof chairmen in that region to improving patient care through the charter.
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I should like there to be afirmcommitmentin the near future.
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We now have a new principle, the "firmcommitment".
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I trust that also—this is a personal view of mine—they have not made anyfirmcommitmenton the next type of new cruiser.
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It is not possible to give afirmcommitmentfor a particular publication date 12 months in advance.
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Recent history therefore lends some encouragement to the belief that afirmcommitmentto the two-year review makes sense.
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