Sentence examples for contingent duty from inspiring English sources

Husband-keeping is like hog-keeping: a contingent duty, not what a woman is made for.

By comparison, standard staffing levels at the three active General Electric reactors on the site would be 10 to 12 people apiece including supervisors — an indication that the small crew left behind is barely larger than the contingent on duty on a quiet day.

No sooner have the women left the premises than the next contingent reports for duty (believe it or not, Ferrara actually shows us a revolving door).

The dogs and 54 troops leave Monday for Afghanistan, where they will be part of the NATO contingent assigned to duty there.

Lugar envisioned both an active-duty contingent and a reserve corps.

By last year, the United States-Russia relationship had changed enough that Mr. Medvedev invited a small contingent of active-duty American troops to march in the Victory Day parade in recognition of the Allied role.

The activation of such a large contingent of active-duty forces at the border — as opposed to National Guard troops — has no modern precedent and appeared to be the largest of its kind in a century during peacetime.

The Victorians then garrisoned Tientsin and the New South Wales contingent undertook garrison duties in Peking.

Sala also organized the first contingent of active-duty members of the U.S. armed services march in an LGBT Pride parade.

The Saints were at full strength for the first time in a year with injured players returning and their England contingent back on club duty, but there were times when they looked to have been thrown together a few hours before kick-off.

The report, which analyzes findings from the university's research and community engagement, recommends creating a small, university-based police department to replace the current contingent of armed, off-duty Baltimore City police officers and sheriff's deputies who form part of the university's security operation near its Homewood and East Baltimore campuses.