Example sentences of "one 's [noun sg] to one " in BNC.
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| 1 | In traditional society this would not be regarded as sponging or parasitism , for it was felt that one 's relationship to one 's own son was no closer than that to the sons of siblings , and most people had more nephews than sons . |
| 2 | Inasmuch as they are motivated by one 's consent they become , in a small undramatic way , an expression of one 's attitude to one 's society . |
| 3 | More recently Bettelheim has stated that ‘ to be a good enough parent one must be able to feel secure in one 's parenthood , and one 's relation to one 's child ’ ( Bettelheim , 1988 ) . |
| 4 | If it is argued that a man has a moral duty to obey the law and that to break the law of the land is a violation of one 's duty to one 's country , then one has only to point to instances of government policy where it would clearly be immoral to obey the law of the land . |
| 5 | ‘ At common law one 's duty to one 's neighbour who is the owner … of any goods is to refrain from doing any voluntary act in relation to his goods which is a usurpation of his proprietary or possessory rights in them . |