Writing a sort of psychological quitclaim for those more nebulous, but more enduring, obligations would be disastrous on every level.
Hence, in medicine there is a growing reaffirmation that physicians have an obligation to the individual patient as well as an enduring responsibility to the broader society [ 49], particularly when dealing with issues around resource allocation, the social determinants of health, and related inequities.
Third, it turns such commitments from the particular pledges of individual governments to the sovereign obligations of countries, enduring beyond the vagaries of elections and successive administrations.
The price of freedom and longterm stability in the world is an enduring commitment to political, economic, and military obligations.
While cancellation relieves the insurer from responsibility for future injuries, the insurer cannot escape the obligation to continue paying benefits for enduring maladies or disabilities, even though no premiums are paid by the former policyholder.
At the party, however, Mr. Ratmansky had no obligations apart from chatting with well-wishers and enduring a short yet lavishly complimentary toast by Kevin McKenzie, Ballet Theater's artistic director.
But our obligations to them and their caretakers must be enduring throughout the year.
It is more than that: it is a real, concrete obligation, which cannot be relegated to the past because of its enduring impact.
It was not until the 11th century that a "revolution from above," the "Gregorian Reform" started by Pope Gregory VII, left us with the three enduring features of the Roman system: a centralist-absolutist papacy, compulsory clericalism and the obligation of celibacy for priests and other secular clergy.
Furthermore, according to yogic wisdom, the path of renunciation is not an appropriate path for those with obligations like family, work still to do in this world or enduring desires yet to be fulfilled.
