That would lay a potential obligation upon the UK Parliament and Government to respond.

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Furthermore, the way we look at it, by slowing an order down and displaying the information of that order to a limited audience who has no obligation to the flashed order ahead of a potential execution, you are not fulfilling the fiduciary responsibility of best execution as we interpret it.

FORBES: Examining The Options Flash

The idea is that laptop hobos drive away other potential customers by hogging tables and without any specific obligation to spend money themselves.

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Mental-health professionals already have an ethical obligation to respond to threats of violence, such as warning potential victims of possible threats.

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Union officials accused the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of removing the obligation for a new employer to provide a pension, and warned that potential buyers may want to make redundancies based on an individual's disability.

BBC: Remploy staff to stage four-day strike

Does the White House have any obligation to provide a support structure in defense of some of these people whose names have been mentioned as potential Cabinet nominees in the interim or while they're in this limbo waiting for a formal announcement?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing