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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Evening dress is usual, but not obligatory .
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It is now obligatory for all competitors to wear face protectors.
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Military service is obligatory for all men between 18 and 27.
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Voting is obligatory for Brazilians aged 18 to 69.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Appreciation of this reality begins with the popular, indeed obligatory , definition of work.
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Award-winning magician Oscar Mu oz also pulls the obligatory rabbit out of the hat, and even produces a bird or two.
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By the time I had done the obligatory 20-minute brushwork on Vaquero, my arms ached.
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For their part the priests declared that without such obligatory gifts they would not be able to survive.
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In front is a lush, densely landscaped yard; in back is the obligatory pool.
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The obligatory standing ovation when he first entered the game against the Golden State Warriors lasted less than a minute.
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The truth is that obligatory recycling protects markets as well as the environment.
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They sent out the obligatory memo both before and after the project.