certain obligation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcertainandobligation
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certain
adjective
uk/ˈsɜː.tən/us/ˈsɝː.tən/
having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, ...
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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 ofcertainandobligationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We have undertaken acertainobligationunder the sanctions arrangements.
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It puts acertainobligationon the employer in circumstances where previously national insurance benefits were paid.
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But, of course, that does not let us off acertainobligationto monitor costs.
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In many cases, the local authorities think acertainobligationshould still be maintained by the railways.
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However, is there not acertainobligationon him to say what sum of money he would like to be spent?
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One has acertainobligationto see that that sort of trouble does not get out of hand, which is what it easily could do.
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Parliament has acertainobligation, having burdened the agricultural industry with a special charge, to see that the industry does not suffer.
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Parliament has acertainobligationin these circumstances to see that the interests of all those concerned are properly safeguarded.
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We have acertainobligationtowards them.
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There werecertainobligationand privileges applied to all those that were burghers (citizens).
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Although this allowed cultivators an important degree of freedom, they were nonetheless expected to fulfil certain obligations towards these landlords.
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The result is that exit occurs too frequently, in order to avoid certain obligations.
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It's obvious that when one promises or covenants something one takes on to oneself certain obligations.
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The south represents the past (tradition): the aristocratic ways of landowners who inherited their property, gathered rents from farmers and peasants, and assumed acertainobligationfor their tenants' welfare.
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This implies certain obligations for member states to make directives enforceable.
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The target group's own sense of responsibility can also be reinforced by imposing certain obligations, such as liability insurance or research, reporting, and information requirements.
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It functioned as a document of transmission of ownership, specifying that the child who gained more than the others was responsible for certain obligations.
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The exchange, ostensibly, is of economic capital (sponsorship) for symbolic capital, which enforces certain obligations onto exiles, most importantly that of remaining zealous in their preservationist and spiritual agendas.
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In the field of transportations, the proposal aims at the reduction of certain obligations to provide statistics in the transportations field.
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We have imposed certain obligations on our pig farmers, but some imported pigmeat does not meet those high standards.
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