Example sentences of "responsibility for his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The death penalty was retained for repeated murders , while a new defence of diminished responsibility , imported from Scotland , allowed a charge of manslaughter to be substituted for murder if a defendant ‘ was suffering from such abnormality of mind … as substantially impaired his mental responsibility for his acts … ‘ . |
| 2 | The person who acts like a chicken or conducts an orchestra for the stage hypnotist may be play acting , or he may genuinely feel that it is the hypnotist , not himself , who is taking responsibility for his actions . |
| 3 | On the other hand he was indecisive , tended to rely on advisers with stronger characters and erratic judgement , and could be disastrously obstinate in his insistence on his responsibility for his actions to God alone . |
| 4 | After J. S. Bach 's death in 1750 , Johann Christian moved to Berlin where his half-brother Carl Philipp Emanuel assumed responsibility for his welfare and education . |
| 5 | Bush named Transport Secretary Samuel K. Skinner as his new Chief of Staff on Dec. 5 , and also took the opportunity to announce a new team to take responsibility for his re-election bid . |
| 6 | ‘ an appointed representative whose principal … is a member of such an organisation … and is subject to the rules of such an organisation … in carrying on the investment business in respect of which his principal … has accepted responsibility for his activities ; … |
| 7 | ‘ an appointed representative whose principal … is a member of ( a recognised self-regulating organisation ) and is subject to the rules of such an organisation … in carrying on the investment business in respect of which his principal or each of his principals has accepted responsibility for his activities ; … |
| 8 | Even though he had accepted general responsibility for his company 's operations , and would probably have agreed to print the books had the decision been referred to him , he could not be convicted unless he had been given specific notice of the offensive material . |
| 9 | Nothing forbids me to dramatize the crisis by saying that the individual has found a new sense of his dignity in the knowledge that he is wholly free to choose , with the sole responsibility for his choice . |
| 10 | Hashimoto 's standing as a likely successor to Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu was damaged by having to take responsibility for his ministry 's lax supervision of the securities industry . |
| 11 | The result of this is that , when he becomes an adult , he is likely to experience a considerable amount of difficulty in standing on his own two feet — let alone taking responsibility for his part in the bringing up of a family of his own . |
| 12 | We also believe that Duncan should bear some of the responsibility for his wife 's death by being stripped of his army officer job . |
| 13 | Duncan , like all good pilots , liked to be present when others took over responsibility for his aircraft . |
| 14 | The Führer has given to me the honour of organizing the conference and , of course , responsibility for his safety . |
| 15 | to help mother persevere with feeding Darren , increase his calorie intake , and take responsibility for his weight gain |
| 16 | The school disclaimed any responsibility for his death . |
| 17 | ‘ Do you accept responsibility for his death ? ’ |
| 18 | He has since sought help from Esther Rantzen 's That 's Life programme in an effort to get someone to accept responsibility for his losses . |
| 19 | The Dev Sol ( Revolutionary Left ) claimed responsibility for his killing . |
| 20 | Responsibility for his killing was attributed to an extremist Islamic faction . |
| 21 | But for Leonard and his family there was special sadness at this point , for the traditional ‘ prayer of release ’ ( from responsibility for his son ) by the father was necessarily absent , a pang he could recall 40 years after the occasion . |
| 22 | Arguing that Richard 's attack on Toulouse was a breach of the truce of 1187 — which Richard denied — Philip invaded Berry for the second time in twelve months , though he first took care to ascertain that Henry II disclaimed any responsibility for his son 's actions and was therefore unlikely to move swiftly to his assistance . |
| 23 | John Tennant 's father had died while John was still in his twenties and as well as taking over Laigh Corton Farm , he had taken responsibility for his mother and the rest of the family . |
| 24 | If he does , the Attorney-General will share the responsibility for his crimes . |
| 25 | A manufacturer takes responsibility for his product 's compliance and signs a declaration of conformity to say that the equipment meets an appropriate European ‘ harmonised ’ standard . |
| 26 | The project manager or leader has this dual responsibility for his project . |
| 27 | He should take responsibility for doing so or accept responsibility for his party 's vote at the next election , when Labour will be returned . |