Example sentences of "[be] responsible for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Leases are long , perhaps 25 years , and tenants agree to be responsible for general insurance and repairs .
2 Poltoranin 's deputy , Mikhail Fedotov , became the new Press and Information Minister , but his brief was to be limited to registering and licensing new media and promoting freedom of speech , while Poltoranin was to be responsible for state-owned television and the press .
3 Press Construction , a division of the AMEC , will be responsible for total control of the scheme , from basic design to the final building of the plant .
4 Most important of all , a central committee , rather like the Cabinet , would be responsible for key policy and spending priorities — the policy and resources committee .
5 Under this binding treaty , states were required to take steps to limit the emission of " greenhouse gases " , notably carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ) , believed to be responsible for global warming .
6 Each partner may also be responsible for other spending .
7 Who Should be Responsible for Diabetic Care ?
8 Under the programme outlined in ‘ Restoring the Balance ’ the single tier authority would be responsible for strategic management such as setting performance and quality standards .
9 He suggested , as I describe earlier , that the NHS should confine itself to health care , and local authorities should be responsible for social care .
10 As Quality Control/Data Scientists you will be responsible for important quality control and audit procedures for the laboratory 's analytical functions , and be involved in the operation and management of laboratory and Regional Data systems .
11 It will be responsible for local government , health , housing , education , transport , environmental and other policies within Scotland .
12 New state governments would be responsible for local administration and some tax collection , with central government retaining control over foreign policy , military affairs , trade , the economy and other key sectors .
13 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 .
14 To be responsible for communicating information about , or relevant to , the work of the Campaign , both internally and to outside organisations and individuals , including :
15 Efficiency improvements in cars are likely to be responsible for significant conservation of fuel in the next 10 years .
16 Only one member of this genus , Syngamus trachea , is of veterinary significance and parasitises the upper respiratory tract of non-aquatic birds ; it is commonly known as the " gapeworm " and may be responsible for respiratory distress and death .
17 In October 1986 , the Secretary of State for Health announced the setting up of a project in which ten voluntary agencies would be responsible for self-help family centres .
18 The Computer Group will be responsible for satisfactory resolution of the problem .
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