Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] a duty to " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Whatever the uncertainty about whether God exists , the theist has a duty to be precise about what he or she means by ‘ God ’ . |
| 5 | 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) ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The Occupiers ' Liability Act 1984 outlines where an occupier owes a duty to a trespasser in respect of any risk of that person suffering injury on the premises , by reason of any damage due to the state of the premises or to things done or not done on the premises . |
| 10 | An occupier owes a duty to non-visitors , including trespassers , by s . |