Sentence examples for making our obligations from inspiring English sources

So one possible objection to Keller's account is that it is in serious danger of collapsing into consequentialism, i.e., of making our obligations to our parents only derivatively agent-relative.

On the contrary, it is this distinction between animal instinct and human conscious thought and behavior that makes our obligation to other creatures on the planet — and to one another — so poignant.

But while he added it is "absolutely right that this painful moment for our community makes our obligation to be as inclusive as possible starker than ever", he's "never believed a cover is representative of what's inside".

"We work hard to ensure that any promotions we make are clear and take our obligations to consumers very seriously.

They rest on our basic psychological impulse of benevolence, making our sense of obligation a "determination of our nature" (Inquiry, 244).

We must begin a lively, informed public debate to overcome the challenge of siting UK facilities and to fulfil our obligation of making our radioactive wastes safe for future generations," says Lunn.

What if we made our first obligation to the planet and those already here, and that means not just humans, but as conservationist Dave Foreman calls them, "wild things" (all other living beings on earth)?

He said: "Obviously the Neymar transfer was in the system and that has generated some recent interest - and we are now going to do everything we are required to do to make sure our obligations are met".

Just last night the President spoke with President [Mohamed] Morsi to review the strategic partnership between the Unites States and Egypt, while making clear our mutual obligations – including the protection of diplomats and diplomatic facilities".

"The emphasis on science and scholarship did not offend me, but I was struck by the absence of any reference to an obligation to make our learning useful to society," he wrote.

"Why not control what has been left to chance in the past?" he asks, adding that in boundless other ways we assume an obligation to make our kids as good as they can be.