Sentence examples for obliged to pick up from inspiring English sources

At one point a woman was obliged to pick up an apple with her mouth from a basin of water, Halloween style.

The benefits statement arrives from the insurance company, saying that although the doctor has charged, say, $200 for that recent office visit, only $80 is covered — and the consumer is obliged to pick up the balance.

The FA deal was structured so Setanta paid a significant sum up front, and ITV would be obliged to pick up England's friendlies at £2m apiece under the terms of the contract.

In May, he said: "The days of the 18-month trial are over," and indicated that if a case lasted longer than expected, the lawyers - rather than the taxpayer - would be obliged to pick up the costs.

It is understood that ITV, which paid £275m for its share of the deal but has since written down the value, is obliged to pick up England's away matches at £2m apiece.

Forests are usually valued solely for their main commercial resource, timber, which is why they are so wantonly logged and cleared.This leads to a profusion of damaging outcomes such as forest fires and lost ecotourism revenue that happen because those responsible are not obliged to pick up the tab.

Voters are obliged to pick the lesser evil and so end up with more evil no matter who wins.

Meanwhile, the press has been obliged to pick a term and run with it.

When news of his departure broke, allegations were made of senior players obliging rookies to pick up the tab for dinners costing as much as $30,000.

There is no rationale for continuing to oblige regular taxpayers to pick up the tab for these distortionary favours to major oil companies except that the oil companies want the money.

Therefore, the government's accommodation of religious organizations' objections to covering contraception (obliging insurance companies to pick up the cost of the coverage, with no offsetting premiums or cost-sharing from either employees or employers) may impose a cost on insurers, even though contraception is cost-effective for society as a whole.