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So, not only is it bad policy that denies the persistence of structural disadvantages, it denies one of the distinguishing values of rural life and rural living: a deep sense of obligation to place and home.

From Salon

The two were undeterred, however, because of a sense of obligation brought on by disgust.

Second author Seok Yeong Jung, a doctoral student, also said, "Microbial foods of the future will not be limited foods consumed only out of a sense of obligation to the environment, but will be complete foods that are consumed by choice because of their nutritional value and taste."

The natural next question is why Haley’s staying in, and on Tuesday she said it was out of a sense of obligation to the usual kinds of humble folk that politicians say they have been inspired by: “A retired army medic” who “told me to give ’em hell,” a “mom who promised to email me every day” for “the sake of her 4-year-old son,” and “a high school student who just last week came to hear me speak” and “finally has hope that America will make it.”

From Slate

He said a sense of obligation for the team, which will almost certainly face a playoff to avoid relegation from the Czech league, is what keeps him going.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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