devolving on
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There he was left much alone; and after fulfilling the routine duties devolving on him, he found leisure for his own favourite pursuits.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
The care or construction of streets, markets, and public buildings, although theoretically devolving on the community through their aediles, was, as a matter of fact, to an enormous extent undertaken by private persons.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
The first unpleasant duty devolving on me is described in the following order: Headquarters, Fort McHenry, Nov.
From Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After by Henry Bascom Smith
In the discharge of the work devolving on me from day to day, I felt I should have been recreant to duty, and missed many opportunities of usefulness, had I gone away.
From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by James Kennedy
There is a term of probation in the Post Office, and details of the duties devolving on postal clerks may not be without interest to the Bristol public.
From The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone by Robert Charles Tombs
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