Example sentences of "[adv] [art] responsibility [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from dealing with the matter of the will if one was made , it may be agreed , if your parent wishes , that he should also take on the responsibility for contacting various persons and organisations : the bank , to arrange for money to be available to her pending the settlement of her husband 's affairs ; her husband 's employer and Trade Union branch secretary , or the secretary of any professional association to which he belonged ; his insurance company ; the Department of Health and Social Security , to obtain forms for claiming the death grant and the widow 's pension ; the Inland Revenue , if her husband was still paying income tax ; the Building Society , the mortgagor ( or landlord if she and her husband lived in rented property ) and any other person or organisation concerned . |
| 2 | They will take on the responsibility for providing stock and glasses , experienced staff and will also obtain the necessary licence for the event . |
| 3 | It is legendary that actuarial training is rigorous and difficult , but it is this depth of training which enables actuaries to take on the responsibility of advising on the financing of future payments involving billions of pounds for insurance companies and pension funds . |
| 4 | To take on the responsibility of looking after a frightened and disorientated family of five , who speak not a single word of English , would be an overwhelming chore for the most seasoned carer . |
| 5 | On Jan. 8 he had attempted to bolster his support amongst other LDP factions by persuading Shin Kanemaru , 77 , the leader of the largest faction and arguably the most influential figure within the LDP , to become vice-president of the party and to take on the responsibility of co-ordinating its internal affairs . |
| 6 | It was submitted that an owner can not turn his back on his property because when he purchases and takes on the responsibility of letting , he knows the property will in the course of time deteriorate . |
| 7 | Perhaps the best man could take on the responsibility of arriving before the guests and checking the microphone . |
| 8 | Zena , a sculptress , took on the responsibility of caring for her Down 's Syndrome grand-daughter when the mother ‘ upped and offed ’ . |
| 9 | In the West , we women usually give over the responsibility of cutting the umbilical cord to the midwife or doctor , and I think it would require considerable courage and will to do this ourselves . |
| 10 | It then takes over the responsibility for verifying the design activity against activities and components already undertaken and designed . |
| 11 | ‘ When , some time later , he and I discussed who might take over the responsibility for producing it I rejected the traditional drama types , who did the children 's serials , and said that I wanted somebody , full of vinegar , who 'd be prepared to break rules in doing the show . |
| 12 | By November 1948 , it was agreed that they could take over the responsibility for progressing work on the manufacture of plant and on-site construction from the Ministries of Supply and Works , and the following year they did so . |
| 13 | Following the Health and Safety ( Emissions into the Atmosphere ) Regulations 1983 , referred to earlier it is expected that local authorities will take over the responsibility for prosecuting persons for such offences , as Regulation 7 repeals s.78(3) of the 1974 Act which had required proceedings to be instituted by an inspector appointed under s. 19 of the Health and Safety at Work , etc . |
| 14 | Is not the responsibility of determining the level of revenue , at least within a variation , precisely what is needed to make a Parliament responsible ? |
| 15 | Responsibility can not be delegated , so that a manager is accepted by his staff and has also the responsibility for providing an environment in which each individual is able to fulfil his obligations . |
| 16 | The building of new social housing is now mainly the responsibility of housing associations , with local authorities assuming an enabling role . |
| 17 | She was a careful , punctilious girl but one who did not like responsibility , not even the responsibility of knowing when and how to lie for her superior . |