That is, they could have committed public funds, but decided not to.

There is no point in committing funds if they are not used.

Why not wait and see before even considering committing such funds?

In the budget, the project is not listed among those for which funds were committed.

However, for much of this early period societies would not commit funds.

The state and the individual municipalities have committed significant funds to the effort because we, the voters, understand this is important.

Ask questions and take time to check out the answers before you commit funds to the venture or send any money.

The undesignated funds are not committed to any planned project.

Lenders who expect interest rates to rise will demand a higher rate before committing funds.

In both markets, traders are reluctant to commit funds before the American trade data report.