Sentence examples for its essential duty from inspiring English sources

Witan, also called Witenagemot, the council of the Anglo-Saxon kings in and of England; its essential duty was to advise the king on all matters on which he chose to ask its opinion.

If they cannot get their advice accepted in the clinch – or, worse yet, if they have no useful advice to offer – the whole enterprise of economic scholarship has failed in its most essential duty.

Howe told Parliament in 1779 that his essential duty was to avoid excessive British casualties for insufficient purpose, and capturing Brooklyn Heights would likely not have meant capturing the entire American army.

Mark Sanchez will be in uniform for the Jets on Sunday, but only as a figurehead quarterback, stripped of his essential duties, left to chart plays on a clipboard and ponder where his career took its sharpest detour.

On Monday, Warner Brothers disagreed, firing Mr. Sheen from the show, claiming the actor's "statements, conduct and condition prevented him from performing his essential duties".

The first essential duty of a state is defending its citizens against foreign incursions and threats.

Also clear is that basic maintenance is an essential duty of a property owner.

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont). suggested Gianforte had shirked an essential duty to voters by refusing to answer Jacobs's question.

The Qur'an condemns usury and requires zakah (almsgiving) as an essential duty to prevent wealth being accumulated only among the rich.

Masri said that ExpressJet acknowledged serving alcohol was "not an essential duty or function of flight attendant" by granting the religious accommodation.