Example sentences of "have a duty to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether or not he does it , every person has a duty to God not to ‘ harm another in his life , … liberty , … or goods ’ , and so has a parallel right to defend himself against such attack . |
| 2 | Whatever the uncertainty about whether God exists , the theist has a duty to be precise about what he or she means by ‘ God ’ . |
| 3 | In carrying out these functions , the supervising officer has a duty to both parties and not just to his client to deal with these matters strictly in accordance with the contract conditions and with good professional practice . |
| 4 | However , the curator has a duty to the estate rather than to the ward , and may save money , not spend it to benefit the ward . |
| 5 | According to the 1944 Education Act the Secretary of State has a duty to ‘ promote the education of the people of England and Wales and the progressive development of institutions devoted to that purpose … ’ , although effective control was , at the time of the Tyndale dispute , devolved to the LEAs . |
| 6 | If the presence of the trespasser is known to or reasonably to be anticipated by the occupier , then the occupier has a duty to the trespasser , but it is a lower and less onerous duty than the one which the occupier owes to a lawful visitor . |
| 7 | While a supervision order is in force the supervisor has a duty to : ( i ) advise , assist and befriend the supervised child ; ( ii ) take such steps as are reasonably necessary to give effect to the order ; ( iii ) consider whether or not to apply for discharge or variation where the order is not wholly complied with or may no longer be necessary ( s35(1) ) . |
| 8 | The law does provide a battery of preventative powers available to the police and others , after all , every member of the public , every citizen has a duty to erm prevent a breach of the peace occurring in his presence . |
| 9 | Though it does not deny that subjects do have a duty to God to obey their ruler , it insists that rulers are not absolute , and themselves have duties to their subjects . |
| 10 | ‘ So we 've a duty to our fans to get as many points as we can . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 've a duty to my skin , ’ James Lambert said tightly . |
| 12 | You 've a duty to your name . ’ |
| 13 | The Athletic News added its criticism , saying that Northampton Town had a duty to its supporters and that a visit by Newcastle to the County Ground would have helped to popularize football in Northampton . |
| 14 | It said there what he had long believed , that one had a duty to be brave , a duty to one 's soul . |
| 15 | Allison described unemployment as ‘ the problem of the most pressing importance ’ , and declared that the Labour Party had a duty to ‘ do all that is humanly possible to find work locally for our unemployed fellow citizens ’ ( Election leaflet 1921 ) . |
| 16 | It was no secret that Michael Foot — believing that he had a duty to the late Dick Crossman to procure the publication of the diaries — was courageously prepared to accept this risk and to bare his breast for the dagger . |
| 17 | She had a duty to me to stay by me 'cos I stuck by her . |
| 18 | The Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd , said the West had a duty to back Mr Yeltsin in his power struggle . |
| 19 | Maurice Roworth , the Forest chairman , said : ‘ We have a duty to our supporters and the team to provide a ground worthy of the success the club has had . |
| 20 | I have a duty to myself and to my reader to express what follows with truth and dignity . |
| 21 | Gifted professional golfers have a duty to the game just as tournament administrators have a duty to defend the integrity of sport . |
| 22 | But I know that he would wish the tournament to continue , and we , as sponsors of this great tournament , have a duty to the sporting public to carry on . ’ |
| 23 | We have a duty to be as clear as we can , and to articulate at all times what we are trying to do , in at least a general sense , and it will help us to ask ( even if we can not always easily answer ) what the result might be in terms of student ability or behaviour . |
| 24 | Troy only answered , ‘ I have a duty to someone in my past . |
| 25 | Erm but I think we have a duty to our organization to determine what we want to do . |
| 26 | ‘ Noyon , I have a duty to your father , my husband , ’ she said . |
| 27 | We have a duty to Jimmie 's memory which comes before everything else . ’ |
| 28 | But Val 's message to the High Street stores that sell computers is still important — you have a duty to your customers to provide some guidance even if this means pointing out that some of the computers you sell are very limited ! |
| 29 | You have a duty to her and to your children . |
| 30 | As a result , while the right approach is to take the most positive steps that we can to help to deal with that problem , we have a duty to our own people also to ensure that we maintain that elementary , basic , minimum safeguard of our own nuclear deterrent . |