be under obligation
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Arriving in the convention city of Philadelphia, he boasted that he had been personally covering his travel and telephone expenses and said that if nominated, “I will be under obligation to nobody except the people.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2015
The German Government was declared to be under obligation to pay damages estimated at 140,749 French francs to the French Government, which had chartered the boat.
From Time Magazine Archive
She hates to be under obligation to anyone, especially her own mother.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Its capital was to consist of forty-five millions of the public stocks and five millions of specie, and it was to be under obligation to lend the government thirty millions of dollars on demand.
From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Daniel Webster
The following displayed even less tact: "If we aid in making your marriage, you will be under obligation to us, and you will realise our power."
From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Arvede Barine
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