Example sentences of "have a duty " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Professor Leadbetter also feels the laboratory has a duty to serve British industry , which , he said , lags behind Japan and the United States in the exploitation of advanced facilities such as the SRS . |
| 2 | THE MANAGING director of Eurotunnel , Tony Ridley , made it clear yesterday that the Government is ultimately responsible for the Channel tunnel rail link and has a duty to see the project completed successfully . |
| 3 | So long as balance is defined in terms of the quantity of party coverage — and not whether it is favourable or unfavourable — then the only justification for awarding the government extra coverage is that the government represents order , stability , and legitimate authority , which the media has a duty to support . |
| 4 | Founded by a breakaway group of journalists from Sounds , it has gone on to outsell its progenitor and , though primarily star-oriented , considers it has a duty to reflect the grass-roots scene as well . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Unlike this government , we would invest in you : every government has a duty to use its resources to extend freedom , opportunity and choice to all its citizens and this is particularly true for the young . |
| 7 | Whatever the uncertainty about whether God exists , the theist has a duty to be precise about what he or she means by ‘ God ’ . |
| 8 | The distribution of legal responsibility for the education of children is such that parents have , in effect , a duty to send their children to school , and the state has a duty to educate them when they get there . |
| 9 | The school has a duty ( which rests with the governors ) to identify pupils with special educational needs and to ensure that appropriate provision is made . |
| 10 | One has a duty to uphold and support authorities if they meet the conditions of the service conception as explained above . |
| 11 | One has a duty to obey those in authority over one even in circumstances in which disobedience does not imperil their existence or functioning . |
| 12 | For example , the Secretary of State for the Environment has a duty , not just a power , to compile lists of buildings of historic and architectural interest . |
| 13 | THE SECRETARY of State for the Environment has a duty — not just a power — laid on him by parliament , to compile lists of buildings which are of historic and architectural interest . |
| 14 | In addition he has a duty to consider whether , in the public interest , he should make a report on any matter arising out of , or in connection with the accounts , in order that the matter should be considered by the council or brought to public attention . |
| 15 | The CEO , or representative , has a duty to offer advice and will be able to attend relevant meetings of the selection panel . |
| 16 | The governing body has a duty to consider that advice . |
| 17 | ‘ Whether we like it or not , the stepfamily is the family of the future and society has a duty to accept this . ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Three-quarters of all Germans now believe that the government has a duty to provide them with a job and a house . |
| 20 | But it also has a duty to contribute towards shaping a struggling new South Africa . |
| 21 | The Press has a duty to investigate . |
| 22 | He should remind himself that he has a duty of confidentiality to his client and he should not be afraid to say so to the police . |
| 23 | Within 14 days of receipt of the notice the company has a duty to send a copy of it to the Registrar . |
| 24 | The solution lies within the Tory Party , which will remain in power for another four years and so has a duty to revive and spur the nation towards the next millenium . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Each Authority has a duty to provide its respective radio and television services as public services for the dissemination of information , education and entertainment , and to ensure that its programmes maintain a high general standard , in particular as respects their quality and content , and a proper balance and wide range of subject matter … . |
| 27 | Further , decisions about the needs of kin , and whether one has a duty to put them before one 's own interests , cease to be static sets of responsibilities and become matters for judgement at a particular point in time , with such judgements being related both to the economic circumstances then prevailing , and to the situation of all the other members of the family group . |
| 28 | A duty is something black and white : once we know what it is that a body has a duty to do and what it actually did , we can say either that the authority has performed its duty or that it has not . |
| 29 | For example , if a local authority has a duty to cause streets in its area to be ‘ sufficiently lit ’ , how many lights does this require it to install ? |
| 30 | Or , if it has a duty to maintain the highway , does this require it to clear snow and ice from every road and path in its area ? |