sense of obligation

collocation in English

meaningsofsenseandobligation

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sense
noun
uk
/sens/us
/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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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 ofsenseandobligationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsense of obligation

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However, refusals appear to be made up of two different constructs, the speaker's difficulty and speaker'ssenseofobligation.
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Such expressions were scarce among the other group, who took on caring almost without exception through asenseofobligation.
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Not everyone would feel the samesenseofobligationto do this, however.
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Intergenerational co-residence and a strongsenseofobligationin the context of informal caring relationships are also expected to remain in the future.
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Principally, thesenseofobligationis mediated by the old-age pensioners' assessment of the needs of the beneficiaries.
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Identifying the ethnic groups under study occasioned a sillysenseofobligationto note that the selection ' does not signify the denial of the relevance of other contingents ' (p. 151).
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Will children feel the samesenseofobligationto the absent parent, be it father or mother?
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I would not claim that professional employees have any monopoly of asenseofobligation, loyalty or regard for the public interest.
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I appreciate hissenseofobligationand his desire to help the taxpayer.
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This is a real, human problem, which has a command not only upon our humanity but oursenseofobligation.
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However, it is wrong if it is out of asenseofobligation, and because the alternative is degrading and unacceptable.
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One does so from asenseofobligation, but without hope.
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He asked when they were going to show asenseofobligationand responsibility.
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Thatsenseofobligationwill be reinforced if they feel a real sense of commitment to that service or industry.
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Those well-paid functionaries in control know that nurses are easy to exploit because they have a deepsenseofobligationto their charges.
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In families that are constituted along less traditional lines, thesenseofobligationto older family members is becoming weakened.
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I trust that we shall express oursenseofobligationand duty to that country, not only emotionally, but in terms of finance.
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We have to restore thatsenseofobligation.
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Often, in giving money away, one incurs enemies, because one places people under asenseofobligation, which they do not like.
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