Sentence examples for a specific obligation from inspiring English sources

We have a specific obligation to our readers to let them know what our collective wisdom is".

The NMA says the BBC should always be under a "specific obligation" to review its options for partnerships in "explicit preference" to any expansion of its own online news services.

Other critics of the argument from gratitude might concede (2), that subjects owe gratitude to the state, and (3), that this entails a specific obligation not to harm the state, but deny (4), that disobeying the state's decrees and laws actually harms the state.

We are pleased the resolution acknowledges that the prevention of genocide remains a specific obligation under modern international law.

The only limits on the power of the Secretary of State to do so are a requirement that they consult with an advisory board beforehand, and that any specific obligation must be "reasonable" and "practicable".

The proxy advisors often have a dialogue with the companies, but should not have any specific obligations towards them.

Recognising that this is an inherent component of human existence does not bring with it any specific meaning, and therefore does not make of the being who possesses it the subject of any specific obligations.

This giant fiscal reserve is not earmarked for any specific obligations, but the new name highlights its imagined long-term purpose.

Of course, if the department is hiring you to fill a specific service obligation, this will not be negotiable, but you will know this from the start.

I advocate taking a 'tech Sabbath.' If you don't have a specific religious obligation of no-work time, taking Saturday night to mid-day Sunday off is a nice, ecumenical time that works for many people".

Nevertheless, if a company is actually doing very little there is currently no specific obligation to do more.