Example sentences of "can not [be] hold [adj] for " in BNC.

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1 Gallagher was found guilty of careless driving , but his insurers , the Norwich Union , insist he ca n't be held liable for what happened .
2 But he said : ‘ Managers ca n't be held responsible for what players do on the pitch .
3 ‘ You ca n't be held responsible for your distaste for politics , I suppose . ’
4 ‘ But I ca n't be held responsible for — ’ she tried to argue — and got shot down in flames for her trouble .
5 He said : ‘ We have very good arguments to prove that we can not be held responsible for the actions of a few people who did not know what they were doing .
6 We can not be held responsible for returned goods lost in transit .
7 Accordingly , generalization decrement can not be held responsible for the context-specificity of the CR seen in the latter case .
8 SPARE RIB can not be held responsible for the loss or damage of any correspondence .
9 The MDC can not be held responsible for some problems .
10 They say that the explosion was due to hitherto unknown chemical or physical events for which it can not be held responsible for failing to predict .
11 THE ROYAL FOREST OF DEAN TOURIST ASSOCIATION AND THE DESIGNERS BELIEVE THAT ALL STATEMENTS HEREIN ARE CORRECT AT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS AND CAN NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS .
12 I appreciate that Guitarist can not be held responsible for the extremely low quality of these tapes , but I feel that you should be made aware of the fact .
13 Naturally , the carrier can not be held responsible for loss or damage which results from the trader 's carelessness or negligence .
14 Nottinghamshire County Council can not be held responsible for any error , omission or subsequent alteration to the information contained in this brochure .
15 Sovereign can not be held responsible for any train delays , strikes , cancellations or consequential claims arising from such circumstances .
16 It follows that the bank can not be held responsible for his misrepresentation .
17 As Lee ( 1984 , p. 5 ) suggests , ‘ on the face of it , the [ FMI ] should mean that ministers can not be held responsible for actions taken by their officials under the new delegated responsibilities ’ .
18 The only area in which this strategy is likely to come unstuck is health , where even radical supporters of Thatcherite policies have recognised that the sick can not be held responsible for their illness .
19 ‘ IMC can not be held responsible for the fact that your Earth Central contracts failed to guarantee your return journeys . ’
20 Which mortgage can not be held responsible for any out date of information that may have occurred due to changes taking place after the editorial deadline .
21 However , this person can not be held responsible for the charges due from the other residents .
22 Sir John can not be held responsible for the loyalty of every one of his servants , and Cosmas 's death , God rest him , is a mystery . ’
23 ‘ Thousands of people pass through our doors every night and whilst we continue to do our best to combat the problem we can not be held responsible for the actions and intentions of each individual ’ .
24 Participants in a television programme , for example , who are told that it is a " pilot " which will not be transmitted , can not be held responsible for defamatory statements they have made if it is subsequently screened at prime time .
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