be obliged
Example Sentences
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But in January this year, a serious sticking point emerged about how far the intelligence services would be obliged to co-operate.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
They would be obliged to pay that fee if he makes 10 appearances.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
European industrials, meanwhile, were no doubt buoyed by the developments in Greenland that suggest governments will be obliged to raise defense spending, hence the popularity of subsectors like aerospace and defense, machinery and electrical equipment.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 19, 2026
Kyiv would be obliged to respond to any violations of electoral laws by such candidates and bar them from participating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
Merton, if he lived today, would be obliged to deduce “infinite, habitable worlds.”
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
