devolving on
Example Sentences
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The two men also departed, after looking to the safe, and the last duties devolving on them, seeing that all was locked and double-locked.
From The Eye of Dread by Payne Erskine
It will be seen how varied are the duties devolving on the missionary, and how great are the demands on thought and effort for their proper discharge.
From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by James Kennedy
With deep sorrow the ships’ companies left Owyhee, where the catastrophe had occurred, the command of the Resolution devolving on Captain Clerke, and Mr. Gore acting as commander of the Discovery.
From Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages by Anonymous
Health again began to fail, and we felt unequal to the work devolving on us.
From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by James Kennedy
Sumpu also had a jodai, who discharged duties similar to those devolving on his Osaka namesake.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by F. (Frank) Brinkley
