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How to use the word OBLigation in a Sentence? Page #9

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As free and open democracies, we have an obligation to work with one another to defend our values and protect our joint interests, as long as we stand together, nothing can come between us.

United States

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The Department of Defense remains steadfastly committed to working with Taiwan to provide the defense articles and services necessary to maintain sufficient self defense consistent with our obligation set out in Relations Act.

Jim Mattis

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I have made the decision to come out in support of my husband not out of obligation, but out of necessity to speak the truth about the person I know, chris is nothing but loving and compassionate and is the only person who has stood by me, never judged me, helped me heal, and feel whole.

Lydia Hearst

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

My good wife began to work on me, saying, 'You know what, you've got an obligation to run.' I said, 'Why's that?' she said, 'Well, you could do more for Utah and you could do more for our country. If you're the senator, given all the work you've done in the Republican Party, all the people you've campaigned with, all the people that you've helped, you'll be able to let Utah to keep punching above its weight. So, you need to get into this,'.

Orrin Hatch

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The government here has some obligation to try to reunite the children with their parents, how they're going to do that, I couldn't really tell you. It's not something we had to deal with in our administration.

Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN
6 years ago

I have made the decision to come out in support of my husband not out of obligation, but out of necessity to speak the truth about the person I know, the statement continues. Chris Hardwick is nothing but loving and compassionate and is the only person who has stood by me, never judged me, helped me heal, and feel whole. To defend my husband would be giving credence to any of these accusations. I will not do that. Chris Hardwick wife, 33, says the truth will always win. Chris Hardwick is Chris Hardwick, i remain in complete support of my husband, and I believe that the truth will always win. #TimesUp because I know my truth and I believe in due process.

Chloe Dykstra

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The 15 students have been suspended indefinitely for one to two years, this means Syracuse University does not have any obligation to readmit them once the suspension is over. Syracuse University is up to their discretion.

Karen Felter

Found on CNN
6 years ago

They'd have to prove there was affirmative obligation by the city and the police department to protect the safety of the people in the club.

Norman Siegel

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

Without refits, consumer confidence will fall even further, neither drivers nor taxpayers should be asked to pay. Carmakers are under an obligation!

Svenja Schulze

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

And my largest obligation is to my family, to my parents and my 11-year-old niece who my parents are raising. So I have two households for which I’m responsible.

Spokeswoman Priyanka Mantha

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

In New York, we won't be intimidated by frivolous court actions from a group of lobbyists bent on chipping away at commonsense gun safety laws that many responsible gun owners actually support. We have an obligation to protect New Yorkers, and this sham suit will do nothing to stop New Yorkers.

Andrew Cuomo

Found on CNN
6 years ago

If you think about it logically, that if a business calls and they say that someone is here that I no longer wish to be in my business, they (the officers) now have a legal obligation to carry out their duties. And they did just that, they were professional in all their dealings with these gentlemen, and instead they got the opposite back.

Police Commissioner Richard Ross

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

They did a service that they were called to do, and if you think about it logically, that if a business calls and they say that someone is here that I no longer wish to be in my business,( officers) now have a legal obligation to carry out their duties. And they did just that.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Propose something, Mr. President. And I think Republicans have an obligation to work with Democrats to make it law if we can.

Lindsey Graham

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

His dream was a fully integrated American for all people, all faiths, genders, religions, we all have the obligation to make sure our fight for justice, equality – the battle that we face every day — is fought and won because it is deeply rooted in us as a people.

Martin Luther

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Since the world has existed, there has been injustice. But it is one world, the more so as it becomes smaller, more accessible. There is just no question that there is more obligation that those who have should give to those who have nothing.

Audrey Hepburn

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6 years ago

It’s a very surface level fix that certainly will make that particular parent happy, but isn’t fulfilling OCR’s obligation, oCR is underfunded and understaffed and in order to get through all the complaints in some kind of timely manner, staff is being forced to give them superficial treatment.

Seth Galanter

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We are working in a different environment, we’re taking care of patients. We have a different sort of ethical obligation.

Rajesh Prabhu

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

It’s not a question of whether there really is a binding legal obligation or not; every justice in the Supreme Court agrees that there is, the only question is who is going to implement the legal mechanism to put it into place.

Gregory Kuykendall

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

It’s not a question of whether there really is a binding legal obligation or not, every justice in the Supreme Court agrees that there is, the only question is who is going to implement the legal mechanism to put it into place.

Gregory Kuykendall

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

My administration has demanded that all members of NATO finally meet their full and fair financial obligation -- as a result of insistence, billions of dollars have begun to poor into NATO, in fact, people are shocked.

President Trump

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

My administration has demanded that all members of NATO finally meet their full and fair financial obligation—as a result of insistence, billions of dollars have begun to poor into NATO, in fact, people are shocked.

President Trump

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

WBO should take appropriate action on the letter sent by the Games and Amusement Board( GAB) so as not to erode the people's interest in boxing, on my part, I had already accepted the decision but as a leader and, at the same time, fighter, I have the moral obligation to uphold sportsmanship, truth and fairness in the eyes of the public.

Manny Pacquiao

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

That is a stretch. But as we've learnt more about what modern supercomputers can do, we've gained more confidence, we have an obligation to reduce the cost of drugs and reduce the time it takes to get medicines to patients.

John Baldoni

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

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