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is obligations
noun
The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
Exact(5)
The judge responded: "Indeed, all you have is obligations".
House Republican leaders have signaled that they will do what it takes to avert a financial default this week, despite wide opposition among them to any vote that would put them on record supporting an increase in the $5.95 trillion national debt, much of which is obligations to pay future Social Security benefits.
Contract, at least in its orthodox expression, is distinctive for concerning chosen, or voluntary, obligations that is, obligations constituted by the intentions of the contracting parties.
As members of families and political communities, on this view, we are subject to what Michael Hardimon calls "noncontractual role obligations" — that is, obligations that simply flow from "roles into which we are born" (1994, p. 347).
"The truth is, obligations and time can wear away even the best relationship unless both partners are willing to make the effort to keep it vital.
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(Neither is obligation).
There is obligation as you get older, you have family.
"Where there is obligation there is no choice," he added.
In such a scenario, one might ask, is obligation engendered?
The bonds are obligations of GLH alone".
"They're obligations of the government at this point".
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