responsibilities
Americannoun
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Factors schools must consider, said the EA spokesperson, include behaviour management, safeguarding and their responsibilities to meet pupils' individual needs - including "those arising from menstruation or medical conditions".
From BBC • May 16, 2026
However, that firm could only take on back-office responsibilities like legal, compliance and accounting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
They have the power of the state behind them, and they have ethical responsibilities that go with that.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
"China and the United States both have responsibilities as major powers," he said, adding that "only through friendship can we achieve mutual development and become stronger".
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
But on a quiet sea, with lungs and nostrils unburdened, no responsibilities, and much time on his hands, the traveler with a philosophic bent could find his imagination enlarged.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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