Sentence examples for engaged in duties from inspiring English sources

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Burrell's account of below-stairs life at Buckingham Palace is jawdropping - 300 staff engaged in duties of baffling footlingness, the whole place awash with alcohol... housemaids jumping into cupboards whenever a royal approaches".

On 26 July, Birks was engaged in duties at Pozières, as the Australian and British forces fought for supremacy of the village.

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No cost was included for the time lost from normal duties by retired persons or those engaged in home duties at the time of their illness.

I'm engaged in filial duties this morning, so I won't be able to react until later in the day.

Bergdahl, we discovered, is still in active service and currently engaged in clerical duties in San Antonio until a ruling is made about whether his case will go before a court-martial.

Others portray him as deeply engaged in his duties, like one widely used photograph of Mr. Bush in an intense meeting in the Oval Office the morning after the United States opened the war against Iraq.

There were murmurs, however, that Robertson was too lightweight for the role, and eventually, when Malcolm Muggeridge stepped in while Robertson was engaged in Wimbledon duties, it was decided that he should continue on a permanent basis.

"While all current directors intend to remain fully engaged in their duties through the 2011 Dynegy annual meeting, we expect the new members of the board to take the lead in defining the future composition of the board and in selecting a new chief executive officer," Patricia A. Hammick, the company's incoming chairwoman, said in a statement.

The letter seemed to contradict that point, however, stating, "To this date, I have vigorously engaged in my duties as secretary of state, particularly with respect to our preparations for the upcoming elections, despite the increasing demands of my Congressional campaign".

It demands that "all parties to armed conflicts fully comply with their obligations under international law … to ensure the respect and protection of all medical personnel and humanitarian personnel exclusively engaged in medical duties, their means of transport and equipment, as well as hospitals and other medical facilities".

In contrast, the film shows scenes of Arab nomads engaged in the duties and rituals of their everyday life, having mastered the challenges of survival in a barren land.

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