Collocations withduty
These are words often used in combination withduty.
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anti-dumping duty
No application for an anti-dumping duty has been made.
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basic duty
That is a basic duty of government.
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breach of duty
In other words, the remedy for the breach of duty must reflect the content of the duty.
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civic duty
They thought public preaching was civic duty.
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clerical duties
Many clerical duties were still handled by volunteers from 1963 until 1967, when an additional clerk was hired.
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combat duty
We have no intention of changing our rules on no combat duty for women.
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constitutional duty
State legislatures have a constitutional duty not to enact laws that unjustifiably discriminate against speech.
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convoy duty
Nearly as many had served in other military capacities, ranging from boot camp trainers to naval convoy duty.
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correlative duties
Protection of the individual's right to self-regarding liberty in those cases is then left solely to others' conscientious fulfilment of their correlative duties.
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corresponding duty
As the opportunity value of continued existence shrinks, the corresponding duty fades to insignificance and eventually disappears altogether.
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daily duty
That is part of the inspector's daily duty.
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dereliction of duty
If officials had no reasons to follow the rules, why would the public criticize them for their dereliction of duty?
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duty of confidentiality
Hence, it may be misguided to impose a duty of confidentiality on healthcare professionals when it is not within their power to do so.
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duty of loyalty
The powerful moral dimension to the story also reflects on the duty of loyalty to ties of kinship.
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duty roster
I have here the duty roster of the whole of the night staff.
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escort duty
Information about officers on escort duty is included but is not separately recorded.
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ethical duty
The ethical duty of the hospital is less clear.
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extra duty
That extra duty destroys family life.
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fiduciary duty
This is called fiduciary duty.
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filial duty
Phone calls made from filial duty could be dispiriting in the absence of visits.
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garrison duty
Wickremesekera suggests that sepoys were originally trained to serve in a secondary military capacity such as guards for garrison duty and convoy escort.
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household duties
Men worked longer hours while women were responsible for household duties.
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legal duty
Call a legal duty secondary just when it presupposes a violation of some other legal duty; otherwise call it primary.
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mandatory duty
There is no mandatory duty there.
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ministerial duty
It is and must remain a ministerial duty of loyalty.
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moral duty
All of which made material reform an urgent moral duty.
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official duty
They were not here on official duty.
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onerous duty
Teaching, in particular, he viewed as an onerous duty.
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overseas duty
But this change is being accompanied by a new provision of unilateral relief for any overseas duty.
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paramount duty
Throughout the transaction that solicitor or licensed conveyancer will have a paramount duty towards the borrower.
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patriotic duty
In so doing, they were motivated as much by self-interest as patriotic duty.
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performance of duty
Tenure to ensure fearless performance of duty was standard in the case of judges, but the underlying principle was by no means reserved to them.
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picket duty
The picket duty comes round about one day in five, and the sleeping-in once in 21 days.
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priestly duty
They may work in commerce or banking and fulfil their priestly duties on a part-time basis.
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primary duty
This is the primary duty.
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religious duty
Conscience was a parameter of moral action whilst obedience was a religious duty.
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sacred duty
It is an imperative that many on both sides still regard as a sacred duty.
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sense of duty
The traditional sense of duty and obligation of the younger generation towards their older generation is being eroded.
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sentry duty
Each man is on guard for twenty-four hours, and on sentry duty for eight hours out of the twenty-four.
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solemn duty
We have got a very solemn duty to perform.
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supervisory duties
Each of the three powers appointed a high commissioner to take over the supervisory duties exercised previously by the military governors.
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temporary duty
It includes also the time of staff on temporary duty, such as summer seasonal relief.
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