Sentence examples for solemn duties from inspiring English sources

Perfect for a school principal, yes, or a benign maître d', but had the mayorship of Tulle, and the kissing of a thousand country cheeks, fully equipped him for a higher throne, and all its solemn duties?

"They were ultimately unsuccessful due to the S.E.C.'s sustained efforts to combat hard-to-detect insider trading, particularly among lawyers and other gatekeepers who have solemn duties to maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them".

The mayor envisioned government not as an impersonal machine but as a living entity made up of individuals, each of whom ideally would be dedicated to carrying out the solemn duties of helping fellow citizens.

The United States Congress is currently abdicating one of its most solemn duties: declaring when America is at war, and with whom.

This is our most solemn duty.

It is Iraq's solemn duty to disarm.

Protecting the innocent against violence is a solemn duty of this country.

Judges should be provided compensation commensurate with the solemn duty of dispensing justice.

It was his "solemn duty" to defend the US from attack, he said.

Offering rare praise for Lincoln, he added: "At last, the President is arousing himself to a solemn duty".

You have a solemn duty to ferret out these leaks and regain command and control of your staff.