Sentence examples for universal obligation from inspiring English sources

The unpleasantness is in the implication that this is a universal obligation, that anyone who isn't wearing a poppy is guilty of a great moral wrong.

(He does not consider the concept of national service — a universal obligation required of all youngsters, with military enlistment one option among many).

There will also be a new government-backed universal obligation to provide fast broadband to every home and business in the UK, starting at 10 megabits per second.

There will be a new government-backed universal obligation to provide fast broadband to every home and business in the UK, starting at 10 megabits per second.

Although domestic violence against women is common in Israel and elsewhere, and though medical staff in Israel have a universal obligation to screen women for domestic violence, actual screening rates remain low.

Carnival, which has headquarters in Miami and London, said its policy was to "honor maritime tradition that holds that the duty to render assistance at sea to those in need is a universal obligation of the entire maritime community".

It elevates tribal obligations over the universal obligations we owe to each other as citizens.

As it was not a legally binding declaration and contained no enforcement provisions, the declaration left states' sovereignty intact, but it was a first step towards tethering them to international, universal obligations regarding their internal affairs.

If human rights express the equal claim of every person to the recognition and protection of their vital interests, they necessarily assert universal obligations of justice that cross borders.

One consequence of its recurring need to defend its existence and its citizens is a near-universal obligation of military service.

Moya Greene, Royal Mail's chief executive, said rival TNT Post UK's ability to pick off profitable routes in big cities was "striking at the economics of the universal service obligation" – its statutory duty to deliver to every address in the country, six days a week, at the same price.