Justice Powell recognized the basic obligation of government to deal with threats to national security.

He emphasized, however, that the company had only been meeting a basic obligation - reporting criminal activity.

"If New Jersey can't meet its basic obligations to public schools, how could it hope to help fund a school choice program?"

The President announced a crime program whose financial centerpiece, $1 billion for Federal prisons, would only help meet basic obligations.

"The state has certain basic obligations and protecting the most vulnerable children is among the most important."

"That's a basic obligation that every police officer has."

Above all, they say, he ignored his basic obligation to seek the truth.

"The basic obligation to cut is clearly there."

By his account, the building owner failed to perform a number of basic obligations, like setting up the proper insurance.

It only sets out basic obligations and general principles.