caution: if there is a sense of a lack of a U.S.commitment, NATO and Pakistan will hedge and pull back.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

But I think there are substantial proportion of faculty who really do have a commitment defined in different ways.

但我认为确实相当一部分教职工,虽然有不同的理解，但能做到尽职尽责。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

So most of the people who are here at the Kennedy School have a commitment to public service,

肯尼迪学院的大部分学生有志于公共服务，

肯尼迪学校 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

A statement by ACLU executive director Anthony Romero says the president's reversal commitment to transparency and the rule of law."

VOA: standard.2009.05.13

That's Dean. In this fantasy about the indigenous girls, what you see is a commitment to language and the activity of selling, buying and selling, entirely entwined with one another.

这就是迪安对那些本地女孩的幻想，你们从这语言中看到的是一个买卖东西，和相互眼神交汇的行为。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Tay says Mr.Obama's participation in the APEC meetings is a strong symbol of the United States' commitment to the region.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

the quality of spirit than I am even correctness of doctrine, is it a high-quality commitment to service to others, are you willing to take a risk, what kind of price are you willing to pay.

多过于教义的准确性，你是否真正投身于对他人的服务中？,你愿意冒险吗？你愿意花多大的代价？

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

"The historic resolution we just adopted enshrines our shared commitment to the goal of a world without nuclear weapons,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

We have to resist excessive commitment to this idea of it being a center, but it is at least not a center which somehow stands outside of itself and is a center only in the sense that it is some remote, hidden, impersonal, distant cause.

我们必须反对对这个观点过多的承诺,这个人为它是中心的观点，但它至少不是一个,以某种方式处于自身之外的中心，而只在某种意义上是中心,比如说，它有些偏僻，隐蔽，客观，遥远。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

"So today,I state clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons."

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

so it's a big commitment and one of Brown's best and most successful sports, so, yeah.

所以要很投入，这也是布朗最好和最成功的运动之一，就这样。

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Unfortunately,starting in 2008, WHO says progress has stagnated because of a big decline in funding and lessening of political commitment for measles control.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

but you know, I felt it was like too much of a time commitment.

但是我觉得这花时间太多了。

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President Obama says commitment releasing the photos of abuse at Abu Ghraib and several other prisons could cause a hostile reaction against U.S.troops.

VOA: standard.2009.05.13

I believe religious pluralism has three dimensions: No. 1, respect for people's religious identities ; including people with no religious identities; No. 2, positive relationships between different people ; of different religious communities; and No. 3, a collective commitment to the common good.

我认为宗教多元主义分为三个层面：,第一是对人们不同的宗教身份的尊重,包括对无宗教信仰的人的尊重;,第二是来自不同宗教社区的,不同人间的良好关系;,第三是共同致力于公共利益。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

"We have a level of commitment that we have not had before, and that will change everything,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

"A bare majority of Americans, American military commitment there is the right thing to do.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

The director of Afghanistan Rights Monitor,Ajmal Samadi, tells VOA that the debate half-a-world away is alienating the people of Afghanistan, causing them to question Washington's commitment.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

What we are looking for is a real commitment from the Israeli government that they are committed to a two-state solution and to the cessation of settlements."

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

Former U.S.President Jimmy Carter described the Obama selection as "a bold statement of international support for his vision and commitment to peace and harmony in international relations".

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

A strong commitment to working together will be crucial, says economist Gianluca Benigno of the London School of Economics - crucial for public perception and for jittery markets.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

"It's a 24/7 kind of commitment, which is why it's nice for me at this stage of my life to be able to take care of my son at night.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

But,I make a commitment here that once we get to our final report, we will not shy away from making criticisms either of institutions, or processes or individuals wherever they are truly warranted,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

"What is currently being discussed is that you would have a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, which doesn't currently include the United States, and then you would have a separate agreement which would bind the U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

"I want to emphasize our commitment to the Nigerian market,". "This new flight is a key part of Delta's African expansion and ensures that we maintain our position as the number one US carrier to Nigeria and more broadly to Africa."

VOA: standard.2009.06.13

"Obama as a presidential candidate was big news in Africa,and I decided that since we have a commitment in this library to collecting all kinds of information materials produced in Africa, we should immediately begin to collect materials about Obama, about how Africans responded to the Obama candidacy."

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

"More alarmingly,WHO estimates if the combined effect of decreased financial and political commitment were to be sustained or continued, this could result to a return of a half a million measles deaths each year by 2012, wiping out the gains made over the past 18 years."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

And today were announcing a commitment over this next decade, which we think of as a decade of vaccines having incredible impact were announcing well spend over $10 billion on vaccines, Despite the amount of the foundations pledge, Gates says its not enough to develop all the vaccines needed in the developing world.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

Mukasey and other critics, including former Vice President Dick Cheney, argue that the decision to try the 9/11 suspects in civilian court is the latest in a series of steps by the Obama administration that calls into question its commitment to fight the war on terror.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

At a media event on the eve of her official meetings here, Clinton said she believes Pakistan has, in the recent months, been making real efforts to curb extremists that have been operating on its territory: "In the past six months, in the course of working with the government of Pakistan, we believe that there is a commitment to fighting terrorism that permeates the entire government.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20