Sentence examples for overarching duty from inspiring English sources

In the new version the sentence has been edited to say only that there is an "overarching duty on ministers to comply with the law and to protect the integrity of public life".

Until 15 October, the ministerial code referred to an "overarching duty on ministers to comply with the law including international law and treaty obligations and to uphold the administration of justice".

The previous code, issued in 2010, said there was an "overarching duty on ministers to comply with the law including international law and treaty obligations and to uphold the administration of justice and to protect the integrity of public life".

Until last Thursday, the ministerial code referred to an "overarching duty on ministers to comply with the law including international law and treaty obligations and to uphold the administration of justice".

The General Optical Council (GOC), which regulates the optical profession, said practitioners have an "overarching duty to protect the public", which would include notifying the DVLA if they believe their patient was a risk to the public.

"The current ministerial code," he added "binding on British ministers, requires them as an overarching duty to 'comply with the law, including international law and treaty obligations'".

Like other Quaker schools, Friends eventually opened its doors to the general population and broadened its educational mission, while aspiring to remain true to Quaker values like equality, simplicity and community, and to the overarching Quaker duty to build a better society.

Her overarching 'we' means 'we British'.

Overarching its future are commercial questions.

In most such conversations, overarching themes emerge.

"We need overarching reform now," she said.