duty
Example Sentences
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Importers remit duties at the border, but who actually pays is determined by bargaining power, not paperwork.
"We grieve with you, and with humility, I acknowledge that the government's highest duty is to protect its citizens. And we did not do that one week ago."
From BBC
The charity is lobbying for new legislation so that online marketplaces "face the same legal duties as high street retailers to ensure the goods they sell are safe".
From BBC
Officers failed in their duty to guard the integrity of the crime scene, the evidence and witness accounts, the Journal found.
With Mohamed Salah in Morocco on Africa Cup of Nations duty and Cody Gakpo out with injury, here was a glimpse of Liverpool's future.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
