solemn obligation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsolemnandobligation
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solemn
adjective
uk/ˈsɒl.əm/us/ˈsɑː.ləm/
serious and without ...
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obligation
noun
uk/ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑː.bləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the fact that you are obliged to ...
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(Definition ofsolemnandobligationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That was thesolemnobligationof the country to the ex-service men.
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It is asolemnobligationby the countries who would have to put their signature to it.
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That, it seems to me, is asolemnobligationon the signatories.
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The action that we have been considering, which we believe it to be oursolemnobligationto consider, is not military but economic.
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This is a verysolemnobligationwhich rests upon them.
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In the interests of humanity, the pledges that we have given for the protection of minorities must still be oursolemnobligation.
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That is thesolemnobligationthat he has taken upon himself.
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Thatsolemnobligationhas not been carried out; no attempt has been made to carry it out.
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In this case, the local authority entered into a mostsolemnobligationby law.
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There is no disposition in any section of opinion in this country to regard that debt as anything but a matter ofsolemnobligation.
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In that rôle we have asolemnobligation, by voice and by vote, to defend the interests of the next generation.
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We are told that treaties involve asolemnobligation.
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It was not a dominion in which he was at liberty to exploit these creatures as he pleased for his pleasure, it was asolemnobligation.
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We are under asolemnobligationto them to make every effort to see that the production of those homes is accelerated to the greatest possible degree.
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He said we are in honour bound by the mostsolemnobligationand by a written contract not to revise the pensions which have already been granted.
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It is asolemnobligationon those of us here and outside to go on and on and on, campaigning to see that there is not universal inaction.
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In this fact liessolemnobligation.
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However, the wish of a donor in giving a gift is a very different matter from the solemn obligations that trustees take upon themselves.
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Or are we to combine with our allies to take whatever action we can to enforce those solemn obligations?
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We have the most solemn obligations, out of which it is impossible to get.
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