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‘A commitment can be firm.’

[⟨det commitment.n⟩ firm.a]

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A year after the BEAT protest these remain the two hubs that are equipped – while the airline’s December 2007 Annual Report affirms that AirAsia flies over 100 routes across 11 countries in Asia and states, ’AirAsia has a firm commitment with a purchase order for 225 Airbus A320 aircraft.
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In Wikipedia:

Our understanding has grown, our theology of mission become clearer and our commitment firm.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

And even Azerbaijan’s commitment is not firm.
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Together with parents, we enable young men and women to become Christian leaders who demonstrate academic achievement, intellectual honesty, concern for the needs of others, and a firm commitment to Gospel values. Athletics.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Mr. Filip said the changes’ ’ reflect the department’s firm commitment to two goals that I believe we share: safeguarding the attorney – client privilege, which is so central to our criminal justice system, and preserving the department’s ability to investigate corporate wrongdoing effectively.”
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In his recent interview with Gould for the New York TImes, Dennis Lim said the relationship between Gould and Godard dissolved after the former sought a firm commitment and latter said something that’ ’ is not printable.”
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In Wikipedia:

He displayed extraordinary effort and showed a firm commitment to lead the team which will be responsible for attacking the targets that we have agreed to destroy.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

As the witnesses speak of their firm commitment to their intransigent beliefs, uneasy tones hover as a constant message in the background.
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In Wikipedia:

His first speech, favouring a protective tariff on manufactured goods, showed a sound knowledge of economic factors as well as a firm commitment to his party’s National Policy.
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In Wikipedia:

Notable by its absence is any firm commitment to reducing tax.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He decided to look at other schools interested in him, and the Tar Heels coaches, thinking his commitment wasn’t firm, decided to look at other players.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

We have a firm commitment to interoperability with open source and increasing our outreach with the open source development community.
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In Wikipedia:

Rejecting Baynes’ claim, Mr Justice Lewison, said: “I find… that Mary made no firm commitment of any sort to Hetty…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

We have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy.
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In Wikipedia:

His books convey strongly the feel of everyday Moroccan life in coffee shops and other urban settings and show a firm commitment to representing the voices of marginalised members of society.
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In the closing ceremonies of the festival, Dariush sang of freedom, particularly in his homeland, Iran, and passionately expressed his firm commitment towards being the voice of awareness, bringing attention to the plight of his countrymen struggling for freedom.
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In the British National Corpus:

Policy and resources chairwoman Dawn Booth promised to investigate the idea, but said no firm commitment could be given until they knew all the implications.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In the days following the tragedy, we made a firm commitment to rebuild.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Most notably, and I believe he has been reluctant to do this in the past, he gave a firm, clear commitment to upholding Roe vs Wade, and supporting the right to abortion.
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Queried on 2013-06-19.