Sentences with phrase «to live up to one's commitments»

I'm there to help them learn to clearly communicate their expectations to their peers, and also to help them recover when they don't live up to their commitments.

I have a solid reputation with our city for living up to my commitments.

The authority of the SGP has been constantly reducing as long as even larger countries such as Germany and France struggled to live up to their commitments in terms of Deficit and Deficit / GDP ratio.

Civil society, represented by non-governmental groups from all over the world, played a big part in getting their respective national governments to the table in Paris; they aim to keep the pressure up in Bonn, trying to ensure that countries live up to their commitments under the deal and speed up the shift to sustainable, low - carbon economies.

I am prepared to take all steps necessary, including holding DOJ nominees, until the Attorney General lives up to the commitment he made to me prior to his confirmation.

VICTORIA — The recommendations of the Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides fail to address the environmental and human health concerns of British Columbians and live up to the commitments of the premier, says New Democrat environment critic Rob Fleming.

He stressed it was now crucial that Nato countries lived up to their commitments.

Low - income countries will have to dip more into their own coffers: Fast - Track notes that only six governments in Africa have lived up to a commitment made in 2001 to devote 15 % of their budgets to health.

They added that they were waiting to see if Russia lives up to its commitment to help end the war in Ukraine.

The EU calls on Russia, Turkey and Iran to live up to their commitments as guarantors in this regard,» the statement said, requesting the United Nations Security Council to come together.

However, relief will only begin on «implementation day,» the day when the International Atomic Energy Agency certifies that Iran lived up to its commitments according to the nuclear deal completed in July.

Mr Campbell responded yesterday by calling on Mr Kennedy to maintain the links with Labour regardless of whether the prime minister lives up to his commitment to hold a referendum.

This is a signed letter or document confirming that a country is ready to start living up to its commitments under the pact.

Remaining issues include mechanisms for transparency that would ensure nations live up to their commitments, how much money will be available to help struggling nations adapt to climate change or deal with loss and damage from extreme weather, and whether commitments will be revisited and made more ambitious in the future.

SB152 has the State Board of Education reduce the statewide longitudinal dropout rate to 5 percent by 1997 - 98, meaning that Texas commits to graduating at least 95 percent of its students and following them from seventh grade to 12th grade to make sure Texas lives up to its commitment.

Yet one Army veteran lived up to her commitment to save the life of a rescued tabby cat and, in doing so, saved her own.

Whether this is something that the United States negotiators can take back to the U.S. Congress to appease those who are skeptical of whether the developing countries can be trusted to live up to their commitments remains to be seen, but President Obama, in his press briefing shortly before leaving Copenhagen, seemed satisfied with the outcome on transparency.

Now our work continues to ensure leaders live up to their commitments and make the promise of the Paris Agreement a reality.

Minus the United States, emissions reductions are in the 15 - 21 % range below 1990 levels: If the 39 industrial nations included in the stats live up to those commitments — and some have unfortunately placed conditions on them, only making them if other nations follow suit, for example — that means their carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 will be somewhere 9.86 - 10.71 billion metric tons.

If you've ever spearheaded something, you know that once you get people to buy into your vision, you have to follow through just as Iacocca did — keeping the vision alive through constant communication, living up to your commitments so that others feel compelled to live up to theirs, and making sure people know how important their contribution is to the vision.

Among those who spoke out against the terrorists and championed the cause of free speech was Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg — but as some users have pointed out, his company's policies often don't live up to that commitment.

«I am prepared to take all steps necessary, including holding DOJ nominees, until the Attorney General lives up to the commitment he made to me prior to his confirmation,» Gardner said.

In January the UK ambassador to Korea and his US and EU counterparts made representations to the Korean parliamentary and judiciary committee arguing that the current law allowing international firms to operate in Korea has failed to live up to the commitments made under the free trade agreements, as firms can not hold a majority stake in joint ventures.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) applauds President Barack Obama for living up to his commitment to supporting women's health and investing in commonsense proposals to expand family planning programs.

Every KIPP school is approved to operate by a charter school authorizer — typically a district school board, university, or state department of education — that makes sure the school is living up to the commitments in its charter and is in compliance with relevant federal, state, and local requirements.

This would be a monumentally wasteful backwards step at a time when Europe is already struggling to live up to its commitments under the Paris Agreement.

Stewart noted that Trump has taken other steps that could deter Putin, such as increasing the Pentagon budget and pushing NATO countries to live up to their commitment to spend 2 percent of their gross national product on defense.

If a company subsequently fails to live up to its commitments, prosecutors can easily revive the charges and press for a conviction.

Cenovus officials make a point of meeting with each community several times a year to discuss local concerns and ensure the company is living up to its commitments.

«We want China to stop stealing our stuff, live up to its commitment, and don't distort the international trading system.»

Also, Wilson notes, the company prides itself on paying its partners timely and living up to its commitments.

She wants everyone to learn the importance of living up to commitments and the relationship between effort and success.

I thought «Well, if I'm supposed to live up to my commitment I really have to somehow address this because this is the community that we live in.»

State Commissioner John King suspended federal improvement grant funding for 10 districts — including NYC — that failed to live up to their commitment to reach agreements with their teacher and principal unions on new performance evaluations).

We admonish the candidates to live up to their commitment and obligations to ensure its respect and enforcement.»

«If a bank fails to live up to its commitments, there should be consequences,» said DFS Superintendent Ben Lawsky.

The only thing that did change was the Senate GOP's willingness to live up to their commitments to New Yorkers.»

«I understand the difficulties that any executive would have in balancing a very large budget like New York's, but we have to live up to our commitment to education, to children.»

But let's not get over-optimistic about this... [because] past overtures have not been successful, and they (North Korea) have not lived up to the commitments they've made.»

To begin, the EU and China need to live up to their commitment to open trade and investment.

Just because the Democrats fell short doesn't mean you have no obligation to live up to your commitments.

«If we commit money to a school district, then I want to live up to that commitment,» said Cuomo.

The deputy leader added: «My party is not living up to its commitment to have a zero tolerance approach to anti-Semitism.

«We are going to do everything that we can to live up to that commitment to bring quality jobs here to the Orange County area,» Winn said.

«We can not let the Senate GOP back away from their pledge to pass independent redistricting and they must live up to their commitments to New Yorkers.

The retirements of hundreds of thousands of middle - class New Jersey workers are at risk because Governor Christie has failed to live up to his commitment to fund the pension system.

The limitations made it difficult to determine which companies received subsidies and whether they lived up to the commitments they made in exchange for financial assistance.

Each step in the chain of accountability is defined through a legal document which, ideally, outlines expectations for each party and avenues for recourse should either side fail to live up to their commitments.