Sentence examples for Serious obligation from inspiring English sources

Lamont feels it has a serious obligation to take its work before the community.

Every union steward knows this is a serious obligation, and nonmembers have successfully sued unions when they have not been given the equal (and sometimes very expensive) representation.

Our first vice presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, felt a serious obligation to resolve the ties and tangles of an evenly divided Senate, and they would not have shrunk from such a challenge.

"I agree that they have a very serious obligation to provide the best available evidence, and it is of course concerning that some are taking to social media in order to express a position not backed by science".

But the unstated theme, to the Northern Alliance and others factions, was unmistakable: You've inherited a serious obligation not to let this latest chance at popular government slip away.

"It is clear, I think, that while the Israelis say they hold themselves to very high standards, and we certainly hold them to the same standards as well, probably they could take some greater steps, maybe could do a little bit more [to protect civilians]." She underscored that Israel had a "very serious obligation" to protect its citizens from rockets fired from Gaza.

Habeas imposes serious obligations to treat prisoners fairly.

You have serious obligations to everyone simply because you are a human being.

Likewise, the blinkered Charters and Caldicott won't let more serious obligations stand in the way of getting back to England to see the test match at Old Trafford.

Leiter asks: "The central puzzle in this book is why the state should have to tolerate exemptions from generally applicable laws when they conflict with religious obligations but not with any other equally serious obligations of conscience".

In an interview last week intended to give Mr. Bloomberg a platform to describe his first 100 days, he expressed frustration with the endless litany of ceremonial duties that he said distracted him from more serious obligations.