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I don’t take lightly making a referral for criminal investigation. But, as I would with any credible evidence of a crime unearthed in the course of our investigations, I feel obliged to pass that information along to the Justice Department for appropriate review. – Chuck Grassley	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
If they are produced and sold, sooner or later they will be used, only by bringing into the light of day the murky maneuverings that feed the cancer of war can its real causes be prevented. National leaders, institutions and the media are obliged to undertake this urgent and grave task. – Pope Francis	Found on CNN 7 years ago
It doesn't depend on us. I'm obliged to comply with the law and the law states we can't interrupt a pregnancy. – Eduardo Espinoza	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
This is about Yemen. The human rights violations have reached a level that means Europe is obliged to act and to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia. – Richard Howitt	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
For me, it has to take place next winter, in December or January. The President of the Republic, if he is a candidate, would not be obliged to participate in all debates. – Socialist Party head Jean-Christophe Cambadelis	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They said no one who has reasons to be concerned should feel obliged to go, if an athlete feels that way, of course they may decide not to go. – Will Connell	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
But you killed people! i was obliged, otherwise the military would have killed me. – Roberto Artiagoitia	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I heard that there was a pick-up with guys in uniforms and equipped with RPG's and machine guns. That car didn't have number plates and stood there for about three hours and I was obliged to divert and go around another place, they shifted and went to the route they thought I would be utilizing, but I managed to divert and reach my point I was heading to. – Agathon Rwasa	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
At the same time, as a U.N. member state it is obliged to help people who were stuck in conflict zones, with its current behavior, Hungary has lost its right to claim solidarity. – Zsuzsanna Zsohar	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When the material arrived at the polling station during the night there was no one here to receive it, so they were obliged to leave it at the police post, this morning the head of the voting bureau had to get the materials back from the police station and this explains the delay. – Gaspar Mbongo	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If naval and other ships from other countries, including the U.S. would be obliged to use and log them, it could be taken as de facto recognition of China's sovereignty. – Ian Storey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
As a man, as a father of a young boy myself at the time, I felt obliged to step in to prevent further repeat occurrences. – Daniel Quinn	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
A coalition may be formed or not but peace is urgent. Mr Davutoglu, we are not requesting this from you. You are obliged to do it. – Selahattin Demirtas	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Where there is no absolute majority and a fragile equilibrium of power, politicians are obliged to listen to the concerns of the people. – Simona Levi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I did not want to prevent its passage if it belonged to MIT and carried aid but we had a tip off saying this truck was carrying weapons. We were obliged to investigate. – Ozcan Sisman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We are obliged to leave coming generations with a method of governing that is lasting and strong. This is why we say (we need) a new constitution and executive presidency. – President Tayyip Erdogan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There's a saying we have in Chechnya: In a family with seven sons, it is better to be a dog than the younger son, the youngest of the boys is obliged to do the things the older boys tell him. – Elmirza Khozhugov	Found on CNN 8 years ago
On the initiative of the Licence Commission, ISSUL were asked to propose special measures which the team will be obliged to put in place at specific times over the rest of this season, the team committed to respecting all the measures recommended by ISSUL. – The UCI	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Two months after the beginning of this war, we have not had a single direct contact on the ground with units of the Nigerian army. This is why, more than once, Chadian forces have been obliged to retake towns and advance again. – Chadian President Idriss Deby	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
On the other hand, some states have taken a better approach in this regard, and have put the minimal requirements that they're obliged to put under federal law. – Andrew Meehan	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
We have had chief editors of prestigious magazines tell us that more and more often, they are obliged to use Photoshop, not to make the models look slimmer. – Olivier Veran	Found on CNN 9 years ago
We had declared ourselves willing to step in for Nuerburgring, something we were contractually not obliged to do, there were talks with third parties over taking over the risk but they were not successful. – Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Their main complaint was on incentives - which, by law, we are not obliged to pay. – Hassan Auji	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The patient has to be at the end of their life and suffering despite the treatment given, when these elements are present, I (the doctor) am obliged to start sedation that is deep and continues until death. – Jean Leonetti	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

I don’t take lightly making a referral for criminal investigation. But, as I would with any credible evidence of a crime unearthed in the course of our investigations, I feel obliged to pass that information along to the Justice Department for appropriate review.

– Chuck Grassley

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

If they are produced and sold, sooner or later they will be used, only by bringing into the light of day the murky maneuverings that feed the cancer of war can its real causes be prevented. National leaders, institutions and the media are obliged to undertake this urgent and grave task.

– Pope Francis

Found on CNN
7 years ago

It doesn't depend on us. I'm obliged to comply with the law and the law states we can't interrupt a pregnancy.

– Eduardo Espinoza

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

This is about Yemen. The human rights violations have reached a level that means Europe is obliged to act and to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

– Richard Howitt

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

For me, it has to take place next winter, in December or January. The President of the Republic, if he is a candidate, would not be obliged to participate in all debates.

– Socialist Party head Jean-Christophe Cambadelis

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They said no one who has reasons to be concerned should feel obliged to go, if an athlete feels that way, of course they may decide not to go.

– Will Connell

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

But you killed people! i was obliged, otherwise the military would have killed me.

– Roberto Artiagoitia

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I heard that there was a pick-up with guys in uniforms and equipped with RPG's and machine guns. That car didn't have number plates and stood there for about three hours and I was obliged to divert and go around another place, they shifted and went to the route they thought I would be utilizing, but I managed to divert and reach my point I was heading to.

– Agathon Rwasa

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

At the same time, as a U.N. member state it is obliged to help people who were stuck in conflict zones, with its current behavior, Hungary has lost its right to claim solidarity.

– Zsuzsanna Zsohar

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

When the material arrived at the polling station during the night there was no one here to receive it, so they were obliged to leave it at the police post, this morning the head of the voting bureau had to get the materials back from the police station and this explains the delay.

– Gaspar Mbongo

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If naval and other ships from other countries, including the U.S. would be obliged to use and log them, it could be taken as de facto recognition of China's sovereignty.

– Ian Storey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

As a man, as a father of a young boy myself at the time, I felt obliged to step in to prevent further repeat occurrences.

– Daniel Quinn

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

A coalition may be formed or not but peace is urgent. Mr Davutoglu, we are not requesting this from you. You are obliged to do it.

– Selahattin Demirtas

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Where there is no absolute majority and a fragile equilibrium of power, politicians are obliged to listen to the concerns of the people.

– Simona Levi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I did not want to prevent its passage if it belonged to MIT and carried aid but we had a tip off saying this truck was carrying weapons. We were obliged to investigate.

– Ozcan Sisman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are obliged to leave coming generations with a method of governing that is lasting and strong. This is why we say (we need) a new constitution and executive presidency.

– President Tayyip Erdogan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There's a saying we have in Chechnya: In a family with seven sons, it is better to be a dog than the younger son, the youngest of the boys is obliged to do the things the older boys tell him.

– Elmirza Khozhugov

Found on CNN
8 years ago

On the initiative of the Licence Commission, ISSUL were asked to propose special measures which the team will be obliged to put in place at specific times over the rest of this season, the team committed to respecting all the measures recommended by ISSUL.

– The UCI

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Two months after the beginning of this war, we have not had a single direct contact on the ground with units of the Nigerian army. This is why, more than once, Chadian forces have been obliged to retake towns and advance again.

– Chadian President Idriss Deby

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

On the other hand, some states have taken a better approach in this regard, and have put the minimal requirements that they're obliged to put under federal law.

– Andrew Meehan

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We have had chief editors of prestigious magazines tell us that more and more often, they are obliged to use Photoshop, not to make the models look slimmer.

– Olivier Veran

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We had declared ourselves willing to step in for Nuerburgring, something we were contractually not obliged to do, there were talks with third parties over taking over the risk but they were not successful.

– Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Their main complaint was on incentives - which, by law, we are not obliged to pay.

– Hassan Auji

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The patient has to be at the end of their life and suffering despite the treatment given, when these elements are present, I (the doctor) am obliged to start sedation that is deep and continues until death.

– Jean Leonetti

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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