They loved their country better than their own private interests; and, though this is not the highest form of human excellence, all will concede that it is a rare virtue, and that when it is exhibited, it ought to command respect.
In principle, Rousseau is right that more important matters ought to command broader support.
Mr. Reinert argued that at a time when Europeans are panicked about the quality and safety of their food, meat from reindeer raised in unpolluted surroundings on natural feed ought to command a growing market.
So you might wonder if an agency like this, essentially a microphone for a regime that for all its economic prowess remains a bastion of repression, ought to command major space to advertise itself in the heart of New York City.
Be amazed as he juggles not one, not two, but three simultaneous chemical reactions in delicate glassware, each of which ought to command his full attention!
It shouldn't take long, but it ought to command your full attention.
Anyone who wanted to write for his paper, Franklin explained, ought to have "a great Easiness and Command of Writing," "should be able to speak of War both by Land and Sea" and ought to know "the History of the Time, with the several Interests of Princes and States, the Secrets of Courts, and the Manners and Customs of all Nations".
He's magnificent and ought to win.
This practice is regrettable and ought to be stopped immediately".
But their lowly pay is threatening to become a problem for the government, as well as for the boffins and their bored interlocutors.On the face of it, the plight of academics ought not to command much sympathy.
