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- noun Plural form of
responsibility .
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Examples
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Ministerial officers may be required, in some cases to act at their peril as to _civil_ responsibilities, but as to _criminal responsibilities_ never.
An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting Anonymous
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These tour preparations have included but were not limited to such diverse elements as a marathon of hair dyeing, testing and charging of electronic devices, wrapping up dayjob responsibilities in favor of next week’s dayjob responsibilities*, and shopping like a madwoman for travel supplies — plus a few clothes that might trick people into thinking I’m a moderately civilized adult.
To absent friends basswhooper 2009
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When I told the den mother about him, she scoffed and said I take my block-captain responsibilities too seriously.
Hopefulness 2010
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Any officer who thinks that the office of constable gives him rights, rather than responsibilities, is in the wrong job.
Ooooh….. I didn’t know that! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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I understood what he was doing, that he had certain responsibilities as Democratic leader, he said.
Harry Reid, The Man Who Never Says Goodbye The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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That separation of responsibilities is part of the reason Mexican consulates sometimes (often?) give out wrong information about aduana matters.
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Agreed with what the others said — the father has agreed to certain responsibilities in order for his son to receive probation.
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When I told the den mother about him, she scoffed and said I take my block-captain responsibilities too seriously.
Hopefulness 2010
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Adding public education to their staple of responsibilities is ludicrous.
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But UTV Media, owner of BBC 5 Live rival TalkSport, said it was relatively straightforward for the BBC to showcase less popular sports during the biggest multidiscipline event ever staged in the UK.UTV called on the corporation to "grasp its longer-term responsibilities to support a permanent legacy for the Olympics".
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