But if anyone feels obliged purely out of deference to me ... by all means, they should not.

"Well," said Banks, "I've never been one to turn down a gourmet meal, but she doesn't have to feel obliged."

I decided on "Write back if you want, but you don't need to feel obliged."

They seem to feel obliged not only to speak about Mallory but to speak for him as well.

Academy and university at the beginning, it felt obliged additionally to welcome all those who, through their work, had participated in the spreading of Yiddish culture.

Nonetheless, once the law was enacted, the Administration apparently felt obliged politically to defend it.

I feel obliged then to ask you: why do we not give stronger encouragement to the social partners to negotiate the relevant working-time issues?

The problem is that many people, even today, do not feel obliged or encouraged to save for their retirement.

It would be embarrassing, and he would feel obliged.

Many of the state's political leaders and some gambling industry figures feel obliged - if only by tradition - to fight competition.