Example sentences of "be responsible for [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 From then , licencees will be responsible for their own transmitters , either owning or leasing them .
2 They must also communicate these to staff at the school and be responsible for their operation .
3 The city will declare a neighbourhood clean-up week wherein all residents will be responsible for their block — a block captain will be assigned to ensure cooperation .
4 Allowing small farmers in the countryside to be responsible for their own plots of land and to sell any surplus above the state quota on the free market and the encouragement of small-scale private enterprises in urban areas brought about great changes in Chinese society .
5 The students could not be said to be responsible for their own actions and thoughts .
6 The perpetrators are held to be responsible for their actions and there is an emphasis on retribution , not only against the murderer or murderers , but also against the social workers who , it is claimed , failed the child .
7 He could not bear the thought that his own underestimation of the Chelonians would be responsible for their deaths .
8 After the Second World War the coverage of the needs of the disabled became fairly comprehensive in scope , although there was no attempt to set up a single department or authority to be responsible for their needs .
9 City technology colleges ( CTCs ) will be independent of LEAs : the DES will pay running costs but promoters will own or lease the premises and be responsible for their management , employing teachers , etc .
10 ‘ I would n't want to be responsible for their collapse . ’
11 Even where parents no longer live together they each continue to be responsible for their children and will need to decide who the children should live with for most of the time and how often the other parent should see the children .
12 The new law recognises that both parents continue to be responsible for their children even when they are separated or divorced : children are not something to be ‘ won or lost ’ in divorce proceedings .
13 Individuals will be responsible for their own personal development plans which will be measured against agreed standards of business performance .
14 Female sexuality causes men to lose self-control so that they cease to be responsible for their actions — or so runs the accepted wisdom .
15 Giardiasis is especially common in infants and children and may be responsible for their retarded growth and failure to thrive .
16 Further education colleges will gain new independence from April 1993 , and will be responsible for their own budgets .
17 Environment Minister Hans Alders plans to introduce " life-cycle management " , wherein manufacturers will be responsible for their products at all stages , including transporting , sorting , recycling and remarketing .
18 well ultimately I guess , there is a regional managing director for each region who would er be responsible for their region
19 Finally he has decided that I 'm just the vet he needs to be responsible for their health . ’
20 Now those who can prove conclusively that they are self-employed will be responsible for their own tax deductions and claims .
21 Parents should be held to some degree , not necessarily to a tune of a thousand pound , but they should be made in some way , to be responsible for their
22 Sometimes , when she was startled or frightened on my fist or as I approached her , it was painful to think that I might be responsible for her fear .
23 The company said Mr Saatchi would now concentrate on the overall strategy of the business while Mr Louis-Dreyfus would be responsible for its profits growth .
24 But as inspector of constabulary he would be responsible for its proper conduct .
25 I insisted that the Unit must be responsible for its own training and operational planning and that , therefore , the Commander of the Unit must come directly under the C in C. I emphasised how fatal it would be for the proposed unit to be put under any existing branch or formation for administration .
26 The land will then be leased to the parish council at a peppercorn rent of 99 years , and from the next spring they will be responsible for its maintenance .
27 The final and perhaps most important aspect of a programme of CPD , is who should be responsible for its initiation and implementation .
28 If Paul is Christianity 's chief apostle to Western Europe , Thomas , almost single-handed , would seem to be responsible for its dissemination eastwards .
29 The formation of a company therefore involves the creation of a new legal entity which is able to trade and be responsible for its own actions .
30 Does he think that such an argument will help him , given that the objections come from the doctors , nurses and auxiliaries , who are themselves the health of the hospital , and who will be responsible for its continuing health ?
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