Sentence examples for foremost obligation from inspiring English sources

Like every other country, Israel has as its foremost obligation the protection of its citizens.

Re "Giuliani Lauds Bush's Leadership on Terror" (front page, Aug. 31): The speakers on the first night of the Republican convention repeatedly stated that our foremost obligation is, as John McCain said, "winning the war against terrorism".

But, he said, "my first and foremost obligation is to protect the public health and safety of the people of New Jersey.

A journalist's foremost obligation is to report what he or she has witnessed that readers relying on that report wouldn't otherwise know.

The fulfillment of girls' right to education is first and foremost an obligation and moral imperative.

In my fiction classes, I teach my students that the writer's obligation, first and foremost, is to observe the world around them, even in sports -- especially in sports.

Over the phone, he told me that "first and foremost, legislators have an obligation to follow the constitution, which protects against cruel and unusual punishment," which in this case means striving for the least painful method of execution.

"Our obligation is first and foremost to the fans.

All people of good will, no matter where they fall on the political spectrum, have a moral obligation to first and foremost decry the continuing hatred, violence and harassment that the gay community faces.

This means that even during frequent budget shortfalls and financial crisis, the PA PA pays the prisoners' salaries first and foremost – before other fiscal obligations.

It is surely right to say, first and foremost, the United States has an obligation to set a moral example in the world, and we failed that duty when we used torture to interrogate captured terrorists.