Sentence examples for duty being from inspiring English sources

Assyrian consultants were assigned to assist the princes of the 22 provinces, their main duty being the collection of tribute.

And the Treasury has frozen the cost of as many things as it has raised, fuel duty being one.

Activision has been accused of annualizing its most profitable series unnecessarily, Call of Duty being the most prominent example.

Almost everyone knows someone who bought a deteriorating property on his or her block, with civic duty being part of the financial calculus.

And the duty being a civic obligation, it follows then that getting organized (without which of course you will become hopelessly behind) is a similar obligation.

Anyone, British or foreign, can legally avoid up to 5% stamp duty being imposed on the next purchaser by holding their house in an offshore company.

Sea duty is uncomfortable.

Our duty is to win.

Duty was calling.

Tobacco duty was optional.

Atlantic duty was hard and dangerous.