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Example sentences for: obligation

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In other words, Thornhill and Palmer are asking the state to say that it believes that men are born rapists and that women are under an obligation not to dress or act provocatively.
Membership imposes an obligation to maintain standards of both quality and service, and provides dissatisfied customers with an officially recognized channel for redressing complaints; the number to call is Tel. 2508 1234.
The communication should, however: 1) always have been confidential and 2) relate to legal advice (a client cannot deliver documents to a lawyer simply to elude a legal obligation to turn them over).
Devoting two full pages to the issue on Thursday, Le Monde of Paris called Straw's legal obligation to give a "well-motivated" decision on the matter an "almost impossible" one to fulfill.
Again, there is also the obligation for Americans to distinguish between needs, wants and affordability.