Example sentences of "to [be] responsible for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The penultimate chapter examines selected features of crime in general , especially the social characteristics of persons thought to be responsible for various offences . |
| 2 | for example , the Act says that governors are to be responsible for disciplinary procedures for staff , and a collective agreement which gave this function to the LEA could therefore not apply . |
| 3 | Poltoranin 's deputy , Mikhail Fedotov , became the new Press and Information Minister , but his brief was to be limited to registering and licensing new media and promoting freedom of speech , while Poltoranin was to be responsible for state-owned television and the press . |
| 4 | Angry crowds would curse George I , Whigs and Dissenters , the Duke of Marlborough ( a warmonger , and the man widely believed to be responsible for encouraging George I to show all his favour to the Whigs ) , and often even William III , whilst reserving their cheers for James III , the Duke of Ormonde ( the Tory who had replaced Marlborough as Captain-General of the Land Forces in 1712 ) , Dr Sacheverell , and the Church of England . |
| 5 | Under this binding treaty , states were required to take steps to limit the emission of " greenhouse gases " , notably carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ) , believed to be responsible for global warming . |
| 6 | Leases are long , perhaps 25 years , and tenants agree to be responsible for general insurance and repairs . |
| 7 | Those with near-normal left ventricular function and advanced obstructive coronary artery disease in whom reversible ischaemia is believed to be responsible for cardiac arrest can be treated with revascularisation alone . |
| 8 | I do n't want to be responsible for needless deaths . ’ |
| 9 | To be responsible for communicating information about , or relevant to , the work of the Campaign , both internally and to outside organisations and individuals , including : |
| 10 | Efficiency improvements in cars are likely to be responsible for significant conservation of fuel in the next 10 years . |
| 11 | For example , an increase of approximately 100 per cent in vehicle mileage by 2025 is widely acknowledged as likely to be responsible for huge increases in energy consumption and pollution , yet the Department of Transport " is n't interested in energy efficiency " . |