Sentence examples for duties last from inspiring English sources

He has had to develop his role this season following the sale of Cheikhou Kouyaté to West Ham in the summer; the dynamic Senegalese bore the lion's share of defensive duties last term but now Tielemans shoulders more, along with Steven Defour, the Belgian international brought back to his homeland from Porto in August.

Bobby Valentine had two duties last night for his team's new captain: take out the lineup card and get the last out of the game.

And running back Tiki Barber, relegated to third-down duties last season, capped a breakthrough year with a touchdown and 78 rushing yards, giving him 1,006 for the season.

In announcing Hart had been relieved of his duties last night, the club said he had declined the position, which entails overseeing the development of players aged 18-21.

Dion Lewis handled those duties last season, but his longest return was just 33 yards.

Bishop Magee, 73, relinquished his administrative duties last March, but had retained his title.

Both held the same positions with the Toronto Maple Leafs at the time, but Wilson was fired by the Leafs last season and Burke was relieved of his duties last month.

Mrs. Daniels' son Robert has driven her to school the last couple of years, but it was her granddaughter, Portia, who handled the duties last week.

Hunter was placed on leave and stripped of all duties last week by a special committee led by Fisher.

"That's difficult to say," said Mr. Sangay, who took over the Dalai Lama's political duties last summer.

But Wang's abrupt transferral to non-police duties last week led to claims that the two men had fallen out.