Example sentences of "[noun pl] have a duty " in BNC.

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1 That being said , it remains true that whatever their view of its deficiencies , our readers have a duty to lend their influence to support the Tory faction .
2 The code states : Newspapers and journalists have a duty to defend the freedom of the press in the interests of the public , and to resist censorship .
3 And that 's why the Unionist parties have a duty to be more interested in this possible peace .
4 Gifted professional golfers have a duty to the game just as tournament administrators have a duty to defend the integrity of sport .
5 Chairman Barrie Liss said : ‘ Shopkeepers have a duty to help prevent solvent abuse and this initiative will help them do just that .
6 Therefore ‘ all federated companies have a duty to see that the collection of the fund is made as difficult as possible for the CSEU ’ .
7 Next , quoting the Confederation of British Industries , the chapter rehearses the view that companies have a duty to take account of the interest of employees and should develop effective systems of employee participation .
8 Gifted professional golfers have a duty to the game just as tournament administrators have a duty to defend the integrity of sport .
9 Directors have a duty to take into account the interests of the employees of the company but not of other companies in the same group ( s309 Companies Act 1985 ) .
10 With increasing commercialism , research councils and universities have a duty , I consider , to help to protect their authors in this matter .
11 ‘ Adult care workers have a duty of public protection as well protection of children .
12 The Boards have a duty to keep the church ‘ in good repair ’ but , in SAVE 's experience , some fail to carry out even the most basic maintenance .
13 ‘ Checks and balances guard against undue concentrations of power and make certain that all the interests which boards have a duty to consider are properly taken into account . ’
14 Checks and balances guard against undue concentrations of power and make certain that all the interests which boards have a duty to consider are properly taken into account . ’
15 Senior officials have a duty to protect junior officials and to set standards for those lower down .
16 Surely local health officials have a duty to make the most of the limited funds at their disposal .
17 They are public bodies having a duty a accountability both to central government and to the electorate in their area .
18 Under the Housing ( Homeless Persons ) Act 1977 housing departments have a duty to provide housing to anyone ‘ unintentionally homeless ’ and in ‘ priority need ’ of housing .
19 Effectively all MAS professionals have a duty to build up a good working knowledge of corporate finance theory and practice ( particularly M&A and valuations ) and maintain this knowledge through regular but selective reading .
20 As part of the policy of accountability and choice , local education authorities and school governors have a duty to provide information not only for parents but also for prospective parents and the public generally .
21 It should be remembered that parents do not have a statutory right to withdraw their children but governors have a duty to make a decision on any application for withdrawal which is made to them .
22 A legally aided party who is successful in proceedings has a duty to claim costs if it would be in the interests of a paying client to do so in the same circumstances .
23 On the other hand , there would be a deeper meaning , which wise expositors had a duty to uncover for the benefit of those above the common herd .
24 He said this was not a change in policy , because peacekeepers had a duty to see that no harm came to civilians .
25 Vendors and purchasers have a duty to inform the unions .
26 Does he agree that the law should be changed so that the police have a duty rather than just a power to act under section 39 ?
27 As writers like Leavis and Raymond Williams saw it , although educational institutions had a duty to do what they could to sustain it , the common culture was almost irredeemably lost .
28 Local authorities had a duty to assess those judged to be ‘ at risk ’ or ‘ vulnerable ’ and the state had to take responsibility for the supervision of care .
29 Under the Transport Act 1985 , local authorities had a duty to pay regard to the transport needs of the elderly and disabled , but merely having to pay regard to those needs does not mean that anything has to be done about the specifications that have been laid down by the disabled persons transport advisory committee .
30 It did , however , provide that the Agency , through investigation , could help to ensure that employers promoted equality of opportunity in employment but it did not provide that employers had a duty themselves to promote equality of opportunity in employment .
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