devolving on
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It will be seen how varied are the duties devolving on the missionary, and how great are the demands on thought and effort for their proper discharge.
From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by James Kennedy
V. The President and Secretary-Treasurer shall perform the duties usually devolving on such officers.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 by Various
During Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman’s premiership, Mr Asquith gradually rose in political importance, and in 1907 the prime minister’s ill-health resulted in much of the leadership in the Commons devolving on the chancellor of the exchequer.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
It passes comprehension how Nansen could have thus deviated from the most sacred duty devolving on the commander of a naval expedition.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Fridtjof Nansen
Sumpu also had a jodai, who discharged duties similar to those devolving on his Osaka namesake.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by F. (Frank) Brinkley
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