Example sentences of "be [adv] [verb] [prep] be responsible " in BNC.
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| 1 | A certain amount of attention is paid to colonialism in seeking an explanation for the political power of the bureaucracy in post-colonial states , and in particular its ‘ overdevelopment ’ in relation to other political institutions , since the role assigned to bureaucracy under colonialism is widely reckoned to be responsible for its present dominance . |
| 2 | Balfour & Sibbald were co-founders of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh , and Balfour is also credited with being responsible for the introduction of the paper-making industry into Scotland . |
| 3 | Yet daytime is also believed to be responsible for about 75% of the visible signs of skin ageing . |
| 4 | Manager John Stronge condemned the gang , which is also believed to be responsible for a series of attacks of the Belfast Castle Estate in recent months , and promised tough action . |
| 5 | He 's been nicknamed the M25 robber because he 's also thought to be responsible for up to 20 armed raids near the M25 around London . |
| 6 | However , a separate proposal was made by Easterbrook ( 1959 ) which describes an underlying mechanism which is often assumed to be responsible for both relationships . |
| 7 | Since it is a deliberate response to God 's truth , unbelief is definitely held to be responsible . |
| 8 | Marco Tulio Hernández , 28 , a member of the Honduran Human Rights Defence Committee and of the Committee of Relatives of Missing Detainees in Honduras was shot dead in San Pedro Sula on July 22 ; the military was widely believed to be responsible . |
| 9 | This situation was widely held to be responsible for Australia 's slowness in adopting new technology — automation in the motor industry was far less advanced than in western Europe — and for persistently low levels of labour productivity . |
| 10 | UNITA admitted that abuses had occurred , but blamed N'Zau Puna , who was also said to be responsible for the disappearances . |