Sentence examples for official obligations from inspiring English sources

Aides said the public understands that being president costs money and that Mr. Obama has official obligations and deserves time off.

To call men of smaller official obligations, carried out in the face of intimidation, heroes is, perhaps, to change the meaning of what we mean by heroism.

How is compliance with these official obligations in the individual's interest?

A good dose of inflation caused by printing money (and the Federal Reserve is printing lots of money these days) can quickly wipe out much, if not all, of the real value of the official obligations.

The relevant obligations here are the official obligations of the individual: the judicial obligation to decide cases according to the dictates of stare decisis and other obligatory practices; the executive official's obligation to apply the law.

Although his official obligations will wrap up today, Jim Beckenhauer doesn't plan to forget his six-decade affiliation with Crescenta Valley High.

* leaker who is admired for putting his notion of the public interest ahead of his official obligation or oath is called a whistle-blower; the same individual, viewed from inside, is called a fink, and is pursued vainly by plumbers.

Aides to Mr. Gore said the president's action relieved the vice president of any official obligation here and allowed him to stage the announcement as a campaign event.

Granier is fascinated by Klaatu, but is torn between his official obligation to detain the alien and protect his country.

The actual tax payments of corporations, and especially large corporations, are far lower than their official, theoretical obligations.

That gave rise to a legal battle infused not only with the usual wrenching accusations of abuse and neglect but also with serious questions about religious freedom, the sexual exploitation of teenagers by religious institutions and a law enforcement official's obligations to obey the law in his personal life.