Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] have a duty " in BNC.

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1 They are public bodies having a duty a accountability both to central government and to the electorate in their area .
2 Gifted professional golfers have a duty to the game just as tournament administrators have a duty to defend the integrity of sport .
3 Effectively all MAS professionals have a duty to build up a good working knowledge of corporate finance theory and practice ( particularly M&A and valuations ) and maintain this knowledge through regular but selective reading .
4 And that 's why the Unionist parties have a duty to be more interested in this possible peace .
5 As writers like Leavis and Raymond Williams saw it , although educational institutions had a duty to do what they could to sustain it , the common culture was almost irredeemably lost .
6 Local authorities had a duty to assess those judged to be ‘ at risk ’ or ‘ vulnerable ’ and the state had to take responsibility for the supervision of care .
7 Under the Transport Act 1985 , local authorities had a duty to pay regard to the transport needs of the elderly and disabled , but merely having to pay regard to those needs does not mean that anything has to be done about the specifications that have been laid down by the disabled persons transport advisory committee .
8 Local authorities have a duty under Section 46 of the Public Health ( Control of Diseases ) Act 1984 , to arrange the burial or cremation of any person who has died in their area where it appears that no suitable arrangements can be made other than by the local authority .
9 At present it is only home helps which local authorities have a duty to provide .
10 Under the 1958 Adoption Act , local authorities have a duty to secure the well-being of children awaiting adoption .
11 Under the 1958 Children Act , local authorities have a duty to ensure the well-being of children who are fostered privately .
12 Under part III of the National Assistance Act of 1948 local authorities have a duty to provide residential accommodation for old people who need care and attention .
13 At present the local authorities have a duty to provide residential accommodation if this is required for anyone who needs it by reason of age or infirmity .
14 Local authorities have a duty to provide services which will maintain the family unit and enable children to be brought up within it .
15 Local authorities have a duty to accommodate children in certain circumstances and a power to do so in others .
16 Parents and those caring for children need to know when local authorities have a duty to investigate and what form that investigation must take .
17 Erm , the director 's report under statutory responsibilities , does say that under Race Relations act , local authorities have a duty , erm , it 's a little bit stronger than that actually in the act .
18 Therefore ‘ all federated companies have a duty to see that the collection of the fund is made as difficult as possible for the CSEU ’ .
19 Senior officials have a duty to protect junior officials and to set standards for those lower down .
20 On the other hand , there would be a deeper meaning , which wise expositors had a duty to uncover for the benefit of those above the common herd .
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