basic duty

A ruler's most basic duty was to protect his people.

It was from this basic duty that all rights were derived.

The basic duty of the press secretary is to provide information completely and promptly.

This basic duty of care applies in all situations, including while at market and shows.

Its harmonious management was presented as a basic duty of the community.

Officials said that the case raised questions of what supervisors were doing while the officers ignored their basic duties.

She was used to having to prod them into remembering the basic duties of life.

"I have explained the basic duties, my lady, but the details must come from you.

You may experience problems with local officials seeking bribes to perform basic duties.

One of the most basic duties of a nation state is to protect its borders.

Its Web site and phone lines failed and workers often could not carry out basic duties.

General Sanchez said the forces would focus on basic duties like convoy protection, at least initially.

It is the basic duty of any state.

The book's editor failed in a basic duty: he did not command Greenberg to focus on the forest rather than the trees.

Article 28 defined the basic duties of the Border Troops.

This was the source of the basic duty to work for the preservation of social solidarity.

Chapter 2 (articles 13-41) deals with human rights, individual freedoms, and basic duties of citizens.

Crew start on the most basic duties and as they gain experience and expertise advance within their area.

Passing appropriations bills is the most basic duty of Congress, and often the most contentious.

One of the basic duties of Jewish parents is to provide for the instruction of their children.

By pursuing these basic duties, we think that we can recover the public's confidence."

But in the first days of tackling the issues of governing here, she and her staff have been distracted by more basic duties.

Each step back toward the Myghtern's capital seemed not merely a step in the wrong direction, but a betrayal of basic duty.

The United States occupies a large land mass and yet its citizens can expect their legislature to perform basic duties.

Its basic duty is to solve social problems and try to prevent crime and mortality rates in a stressful school environment.