obligation
Example Sentences
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But a toy’s duty to help kids — and Pixar’s obligation to milk nostalgia for every cent it’s worth — never ceases.
From Salon
If an insurer becomes financially impaired, state regulators take control and either rehabilitate the company or transfer its annuity obligations to a financially stronger insurer.
“But their global view, that they have an obligation to establish the rule of God in the land of God, that didn’t change. It’s a misrepresentation to portray them as only nationally-focused forever”
Kalven’s guidance was that universities should avoid engaging on political and social issues unless they “threaten the very mission of the university,” in which case universities have an “obligation” to defend themselves.
They have sacrificed their higher obligation — not to religion or a political party, but to each other.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
