Collocations withobligation

These are words often used in combination withobligation.

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absolute obligation
Basinger thinks so, but also seems to see it as a less absolute obligation than the first type.
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binding obligation
During this time, ultrasound examinations in pregnancy are approved with a binding obligation to assess the results.
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certain obligation
We have undertaken a certain obligation under the sanctions arrangements.
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civic obligation
He makes a compelling case that, as citizens who have thought carefully about the matter, bioethicists have a civic obligation to make their thinking clear to their fellow citizens.
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constitutional obligation
We are entrusted with a constitutional obligation to see what is right, and fearlessly to express our opinion.
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continuing obligation
It is here that the suggestion of any general and continuing obligation appears to run into difficulty.
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contractual obligation
This focus resulted in the introduction in 1990 of a nationwide health assessment programme for older people, as a contractual obligation for general practitioners.
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corresponding obligation
I have a corresponding obligation to you, an obligation to conform.
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debt obligation
The reason for the practice is that that contingent liability may not be realised as a borrowing or debt obligation.
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enforceable obligation
Harris does not claim that this should be an enforceable obligation.
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ethical obligation
The role of punishment, ethical obligation, and social contracts has also been explored.
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fiduciary obligation
Because the patient is weakened and made vulnerable by the illness, the physician has a fiduciary obligation toward the patient.
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filial obligation
A sense of filial obligation significantly correlated with doing housework, odd jobs and giving advice, but not with showing interest.
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financial obligation
Fathers are said to have responsibility for the care and financial support of their children but discourse focuses almost exclusively on their financial obligation.
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fundamental obligation
There is a fundamental obligation to ensure that patients have the right to choose, as well as the right to accept or to decline information.
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general obligation
We should not treat the duty to remedy genetic disadvantage as if it were separate from the more general obligation to mitigate disadvantage.
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legal obligation
There is no legal obligation for citizens to invest in private or occupational pension schemes, but there are strong incentives to do so.
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moral obligation
Consequently, does society have a moral obligation to mitigate the differences in health for which we are personally responsible?
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mutual obligation
Results from a national survey of public opinion are used to explore community views on a range of mutual obligation requirements for the unemployed.
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obligation of confidentiality
So long as the information has not been derived from a source which is under an obligation of confidentiality, anyone can reverse engineer the result without problem.
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parental obligation
I support its emphasis on parental obligation and its stress on the duties that both parents owe their children.
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pension obligations
Intuitively, a firm with large pension obligations and relatively low levels of funding will opt out of a market even when production is efficient.
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primary obligation
The primary obligation of man is autonomy, the refusal to be ruled.
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professional obligation
Is this view of professional obligation morally justified?
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reciprocal obligation
Then there is the reciprocal obligation imposed upon employees to give notice.
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religious obligation
Should a generally applicable law that conflicts with a religious obligation be subject to heightened judicial scrutiny?
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reporting obligation
Yet despite this affirmative reporting obligation, some critics allege serious rights violations have arisen, which have not prompted reports of incompatibility.
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sense of obligation
However, refusals appear to be made up of two different constructs, the speaker's difficulty and speaker's sense of obligation.
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social obligation
Although moral values and social obligation motivate older volunteers slightly more than other age groups, motivational multiplicity and reciprocity also apply to older volunteers.
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solemn obligation
That was the solemn obligation of the country to the ex-service men.
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special obligation
If there is no special obligation, you should give each person the highest equal chance of survival.
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statutory obligation
What up till now was a matter of goodwill, will in the near future become a statutory obligation.
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