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Usage of 'committed' #1 (permalink) Tue May 20, 2008 12:00 pm   Usage of 'committed'
 

Which of the following sentences is correct?

1) Committed to build the city better
2) Committed to building the city better

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Usage of 'committed' #2 (permalink) Tue May 20, 2008 14:26 pm   Usage of 'committed'
 

Hi Daemon

Those are not complete sentences. However 'be committed to someone/something' and 'be committed to doing something' are both common and standard constructions. In other words, you'll find either a noun or a gerund after the word 'to'. For example:

- The mayor is committed to building the city.
- The mayor is committed to the city.
- They were committed to developing a cure.
- They were committed to their patients.
- We are committed to providing our customers with high quality products.

On the other hand, you could also say something like this:

- Thousands of dollars were committed (in order) to build the city better.
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Usage of 'committed' #3 (permalink) Tue May 20, 2008 14:35 pm   Usage of 'committed'
 

Also:

committed to bettering the builiding/construction of the city
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