It takes a person away from his religious and social duties.

Those had no time at all away from their usual duties.

It seemed that the admiral had been away from his regular duties long enough.

We didn't wish to call him away from his duties.

I took him away from his duties at the poolside and we went to study the situation.

"How could he slip away from his duties so often?"

His wife couldn't get away from her new duties as a nursing administrator.

Getting four of them who can be pulled away from their regular duties will take time.

He'd taken to climbing the mountain every few days as a way to get exercise and some time away from his various duties.

As if feeling her eyes on him, he looked away from his duties.