But records also show that Mr. Bush took several steps to fulfill his Guard obligation, including completing enough extra training after the campaign ended to fulfill at least the minimum annual requirements for retirement purposes.
Industry executives here say that potential buyers need to be on guard for hidden obligations and commitments inside the inscrutable organizational structure of its parent, the Kirch Group of Munich.
The board had always felt an obligation to guard Lichtenstein's legacy in this way, he explained.
But the bishops took a nuanced position in their letter, emphasizing the need for a response guided by national and international law, and saying any military action must respect "sound moral principles," especially an obligation to guard against civilian casualties.
"We deplore the act of those bishops who have taken part in the consecration, which has now divided the church in violation of their obligation to guard the faith and unity of the church," it said.
"His duty wasn't to guard Merapi, but to carry out his obligation to the palace and conduct ceremonies," Sultan Hamengkubuwono said.
The National Basketball Association yesterday suspended Jason Williams without pay for the first five games of next season, saying the Sacramento Kings' guard had not complied with his treatment obligations under the league's anti-drug program.
Thus, Kant argued that if moral philosophy is to guard against undermining the absolute necessity of obligation in its analysis and defense of moral thought, it must be carried out entirely a priori.
Far more powerful than choosing to guard human rights, the religious have an obligation to protect them.
The assurance of "peace" and "good order" were among the chief duties of the state, and Leo drew from these requirements the affirmative obligation that the state must guard against class oppression (para. 36).
"These are clear signals that the penal system, as it is currently organized, is not meeting its primary obligation of guarding inmates efficiently and safely while they serve their sentences," the federal government's recently released strategic plan on prisons said of the string of assaults and escapes.
