Usage examples with ought to

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He ought to have enquired more carefully into the nature of the incident, but made the fatal mistake of treating it as trivial.
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They ought to put a preservation order on him.
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Specifically, he has been concerned with how the government's monetary and fiscal instruments ought to respond to shocks over the business cycle.
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There ought to be an idea behind every painting.
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Clearly, lawbreakers ought to be punished.
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I think we ought to be tolerant people.
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In other words a positive balance of trade ought to be maintained via a surplus of exports, often backed by military might.
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Trees ought to be a renewable resource, not a scorched earth policy of death and destruction.
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You ought to know that there is a possibility of such letters being dragged out some day.
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There ought to be no unreasonable technical, economic or other barriers to gain entry for a license.
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