Example sentences of "[art] duty [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The strength of the imperial idea in Germany is illustrated by the special form that the call to the host took there — the duty to attend the king if he went to Rome to be crowned emperor . |
2 | The duty to preserve the peace |
3 | Against this background it is not surprising that the duty to benefit the company should be framed not as a duty to take specific actions or to achieve determinate results , but is instead concerned only with ensuring that the directors act in accordance with proper objectives . |
4 | Within a period of ten days from the date of cancellation , the duty to pay the part exchange allowance will be discharged by the return of the part exchanged goods where they are in substantially the same condition as originally delivered to the negotiator ( s73(2) ) . |
5 | Often , indeed , he has not only the right but also the duty to make the disclosure , as of a felony , to the competent authorities . |
6 | If they were given the duty to inform the courts when debts were paid , they would not be deterred from fulfilling it ( as many debtors would ) by ignorance or even fear of the courts . |
7 | The public order legislation will mean that the police , besides being charged with the duty to keep the peace , will be enabled to mediate the already constrained ability to engage in protest and dissent on a much wider front |
8 | Where there is no duty to guard the plaintiff or his property , the situation is more difficult . |
9 | had they been suing then that would of been met with a defence er counter claim settle and so on , erm and that would of been the answer that you ca n't enforce the claim under clause nine because it 's void , we did n't , we therefore ca n't , there 's no duty to keep the agent in funds , sue it to clause nine , it been a void clause |
10 | If they do not achieve office they are still in a special relationship to government in which , while some advantages may accrue from being a member of the ruling party and having many colleagues and friends in office , there may also be disadvantages in that party allegiance implies a duty to support the government . |
11 | She was under a duty to use the money to pay the gas bills ( cf. Hall , where the accused was not under a duty to use that money for that holiday ) . |
12 | The sections in the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 which give justices ' courts power to adjourn are : section 5(1) , adjournment of an inquiry into an offence as examining justice ; section 10(1) , adjournment of the trial of an information ; section 18(4) , the power to adjourn proceedings under sections 19 to 23 of the Act , that is to say the procedure which has to be followed where the information charges the defendant with an offence triable either on indictment or summarily ; and section 30 , a duty to adjourn the case to enable a medical examination and report to be made where the court is satisfied that the accused did the act or made the omission charged but is of the opinion that inquiry ought to be made into his physical or mental condition . |
13 | They are under a duty to put the interests of their clients first . |
14 | Many who hold the minority view accept that they must recognize the mind of the Church , just as the majority realise that they have a duty to respect the consciences of those who disagree . |
15 | The duty of management can accordingly be stated as a duty to promote the success of the business venture , in order to benefit the members . |
16 | Under part 1 of the 1980 Act , local authorities first have a duty to promote the welfare of children by making available such advice , guidance and assistance as may diminish the need to receive children into care . |
17 | The Judge held that the prosecution had been under a duty to disclose the video whether it had been demanded or not , that the view the camera had was of an area of the club that was relevant to the res gestae , that the tape would have contained matters of relevance to the defendants and that it was wrong for the police officer to have formed the view that it was of no relevance . |
18 | They have a duty to set the record straight , otherwise they are conniving at falsehood . |
19 | Gifted professional golfers have a duty to the game just as tournament administrators have a duty to defend the integrity of sport . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | In particular , the Lords feel that they have a duty to defend the constitution ; indeed , that that is their ultimate raison d'être . |
22 | Thus , in deciding , for example , whether to close down an unprofitable factory and make those working in it redundant , the directors are required to consider the effect of closure on the employees , but they are nevertheless under a duty to shut the factory if they believe this to be in the interests of the shareholders . |
23 | To be for animal welfare , as distinct from merely being against animal cruelty , is to believe that we have a duty to improve the quality of animal life , by ensuring — so far as this is possible — that other animals are the beneficiaries of what is good for them , not merely that we should avoid being cruel to them . |
24 | Understood in this way a duty to serve the interests of the enterprise can sensibly only mean a duty to further the commercial success of the business . |
25 | Adolescents were to be taught that they had a duty to serve the community and these ideas were to be bound together within the framework of ‘ citizenship ’ . |
26 | The VHPB has issued a statement on risk ( available on request ) ; this says employers have a duty to assess the risk status of all workers . |
27 | Her Majesty 's Parliamentary Opposition have of course a duty to oppose the Government of the day as part of their constitutional function . |
28 | There is some authority to suggest that a doctor is under a duty to prevent the suicide of such a patient in so far as there is a duty to control the patient . |
29 | 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 . |
30 | It might appear strange to classify a retailer as a manufacturer but this will only happen where he is under a duty to inspect the goods and fails to do so . |