Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] [prep] be responsible " in BNC.
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| 1 | The industry is alleged to be responsible for the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy ( BSE ) , through the practice of feeding farm stock with recycled remains of other farm animals and poultry . |
| 2 | For example , the Variscan orogenic cycles started in the Paleozoic era were said to be responsible for the mountain chains of North America , Europe and Africa . |
| 3 | Toxic chemicals dumped in the unlined landfill site were believed to be responsible for leukaemia and birth defects among children of families living nearby . |
| 4 | Because it is also present in some beverages histamine was thought to be responsible for the acid secretory capacity of the beverages . |
| 5 | A HOODED man who raped a 19-year-old student is thought to be responsible for at least six other sex attacks over the past two years . |
| 6 | Alcohol is thought to be responsible for 40,000 premature deaths a year , as well as 60pc of suicide attempts , 50pc of murders , 54pc of fires and 30pc of domestic accidents . |
| 7 | The view that it is sufficient to point out that policies are ‘ wrong ’ is often linked with a view of policy making in which men and women of good will are believed to be responsible and are anxious to rectify the unwitting mistakes made in the past . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Again , inhibition of suppressor cell activity was postulated to be responsible . |
| 10 | Dietary deficiency , low circulating oestrogens , hypercortisolism , laxative misuse , and disturbed acid-base balance are thought to be responsible . |
| 11 | Certain types of small bacteria , called mycoplasma or ureaplasma , have for a long time been thought to be responsible for some cases of NGU . |
| 12 | The introduction of all-seater stadiums along with the new football offences act which makes it illegal to run onto the pitch are believed to be responsible for the reduction in violence . |
| 13 | Teenagers under the influence of the locally produced khat narcotic plant were said to be responsible for much of the artillery fire . |