Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [vb pp] responsible " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be emphasised , however , that an experienced endoscopist is necessary , as Dieulafoy 's disease can easily be overlooked or concomitant lesions , such as ulcers or varices , may wrongly be considered responsible for the bleeding episode . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't expect he liked it , darling , but you are on holiday , and though it was very naughty of that boy to risk ringing you from a ward , you can scarcely be held responsible . ’ |
| 3 | If , however , the authority to make appointments to the board of a nationalised industry did not reside solely in Government , but in part in trade unions as the instruments of industrial democracy , the Secretary of State could no longer be held responsible for the fitness of the board to discharge its functions ; and it would no longer be meaningful for Members to ask Questions , nor possible for Government to answer them constructively . |
| 4 | However , individual engineers alone can not generally be held responsible for protecting society from risk ; those with managerial accountability must also bear some responsibility . |
| 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 | He said he had always worked for the benefit of his country and could not be held responsible for how the hard currency he procured was spent by its leaders . |
| 7 | He said he had always worked for the benefit of his country and could not be held responsible for how the hard currency he procured was spent by its leaders . |
| 8 | It is believed that the report will criticise successive corporate affairs ministers at the department of Trade and Industry , despite a claim last year by Lord Young , the former Trade and Industry Secretary , that an internal investigation concluded his department could not be held responsible , and could even throw the spotlight on the role of Lord Young . |
| 9 | We can not be held responsible for returned goods lost in transit . |
| 10 | If we do not actually receive the money within this period , our computer will automatically cancel your reservation and we can not be held responsible if that holiday is subsequently not available . |
| 11 | Should anyone be refused admission to the flight or to the destination country by the airline or government authority then we are powerless to assist and can not be held responsible . |
| 12 | Accordingly , generalization decrement can not be held responsible for the context-specificity of the CR seen in the latter case . |
| 13 | SPARE RIB can not be held responsible for the loss or damage of any correspondence . |
| 14 | The MDC can not be held responsible for some problems . |
| 15 | In most cases the 1988 Education Act offers blanket cover for governors in that they will not be held responsible , financially or otherwise , for their actions and decisions as long as at all times they have acted in good faith . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Naturally , the carrier can not be held responsible for loss or damage which results from the trader 's carelessness or negligence . |
| 20 | Nottinghamshire County Council can not be held responsible for any error , omission or subsequent alteration to the information contained in this brochure . |
| 21 | Sovereign can not be held responsible for any train delays , strikes , cancellations or consequential claims arising from such circumstances . |
| 22 | The judge dismissed the wife 's appeal , holding that since there was no evidence that in deceiving his wife the husband was acting on behalf of the bank , they could not be held responsible for his misrepresentation and , therefore , the charge was enforceable against her . |
| 23 | It follows that the bank can not be held responsible for his misrepresentation . |
| 24 | However , Weatherbury people began to protest publicly that he should not be held responsible for the crime . |
| 25 | 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 ’ . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | ‘ IMC can not be held responsible for the fact that your Earth Central contracts failed to guarantee your return journeys . ’ |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | However , this person can not be held responsible for the charges due from the other residents . |
| 30 | 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 . ’ |