solemn responsibility
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsolemnandresponsibility
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solemn
adjective
uk/ˈsɒl.əm/us/ˈsɑː.ləm/
serious and without ...
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responsibility
noun
uk/rɪˌspɒn.sɪˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/rɪˌspɑːn.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
something that it is your job or duty to ...
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(Definition ofsolemnandresponsibilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsolemn responsibility
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We have asolemnresponsibilitytowards our own people.
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He takes upon himself asolemnresponsibilityfrom which he should not be allowed to escape.
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Nevertheless, we have asolemnresponsibilityto create an environment in which industry can prosper.
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We have asolemnresponsibilityto consider carefully the line that we should take, particularly in respect of additional manpower.
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We have asolemnresponsibilityto do that, and we must exercise it today.
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It is that a guardian ad litem is a person who has thesolemnresponsibilityof looking after the best interests of the child.
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Thatsolemnresponsibilitywill fall upon us then.
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But, in passing this legislation, we have asolemnresponsibilityas a legislative assembly to make sure that it leaves this place as we would wish it to be.
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Governments have asolemnresponsibilityto safeguard rather than ridicule this inalienable right.
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As a nation, we have failed to provide the surplus needed to discharge our solemn responsibilities.
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Are we really going to throw off our solemn responsibilities in that way?
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