Till the news reached Hoppet Hall that Mrs. Morton had taken herself off to London, there was great doubt there as to what ought to be done, and even then the difficulty was not altogether over.
What ought I say, Lord Rufford, in answer to that?
What ought we to seek now to secure, in the interests of peace and civilization?
It also sums up what oughtto be done if civilization and friendship between English-speaking nations still exist.
Years, too, in what ought to be your prime of manhood.
What ought to be observ'd in fitting the Bolsters?
What ought to be done in the increase of the Tumour and Pain?
What ought to be chiefly observed before the undertaking an Operation?
What ought a Surgeon chiefly to observe in Tumours, before he undertake their Cure?
They had delayed too long to do what ought to have been done at once.
What ought to be the substitute, I confess I have not satisfied myself--not expecting that it would fall to my lot to make you this motion.
I have thought proper, sir, to bring forward all these resolutions together to show my own opinion on what ought to be done.
What, then, must be my feelings; what ought to be the feelings of a man cherishing such sentiments, when he sees an act contemplated which lays ruin at the root of all these hopes?
Thus ended this painful interview--Tell me, what ought I to think?
Even did I know her present thoughts, and know them to be inimical to my passion, what ought I to do?
And would exclaim against the bad example--What ought to be done?
He is not content with formulating his knowledge of things in terms of what ought to be or in terms of the objective point of the course of things.
But, as has already been pointed out, there is much more to Adam Smith's exposition of theory than a formulation of what ought to be.
Suppose Judas had understood the divine plan, what ought he to have done?
Suppose that the same man should read the Koran, and come to the conclusion that it is not an inspired book; what ought he to say?
It is the study of what ought to be, so far as this depends upon the voluntary action of individuals.
A knowledge of the world would be very incomplete if it did not include knowledge of what ought to be, whether because it is morally best or because it is beautiful, as well as knowledge of what is actually there.
And it is not immediately evident how the two, knowledge of what oughtto be and knowledge of what merely is, are connected.
The ex-Rackbird did not hesitate a moment as to what ought to be done.
The inquiry remains, what ought to be the specific application of the fund under the restriction stated?
After the exertion of all possible vigilance, something of what ought to have been done, has been omitted; and much of what has been attempted, has been found insufficient and unavailing in practice.
But the moment religion ceased to be the criterion of what ought to be taught, and the school became independent of it, this question had to arise.
Proceed in the same way with the other two questions: "What ought you to do when you are cold?
What ought you to say when some one asks your opinion about a person you don't know very well?
If not, let me caution you, my Brother, not to take your measures by what you think will be borne, but rather by what ought to be offered.
While, on the other hand, an indifference, a carelessness to oblige, may take place; and fear only can constrain even an appearance of what ought to be the effect of undisguised love!
What ought to be the principal view of a good wife in adorning her person.
But if this be true of the human Will, what ought to be said of the Divine?
Disease and injury are great discoverers of what ought to be healthy susceptibilities.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "what ought" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
