Example sentences of "[adv] [being] responsible for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a study of the Panamanian rain forest tree , Tetragastris panamensis ( Burseraceae ) , visited by a wide range of animals , it was found that three mammal species accounted for over 97% of the seeds removed from the tree , the howler monkey ( Allouatta palliata ) alone being responsible for 74% . |
| 2 | If the users participate more , perhaps being responsible for the design , then they are far more likely to be satisfied with and be committed to the system once it is implemented . |
| 3 | Acetylcholine is known to be cotransmitted with vasoactive intestinal polypeptide at the synapse between the sympathetic nerve and the sweat gland , vasoactive intestinal polypeptide probably being responsible for the local vasodilation which is necessary for a normal sweat response . |
| 4 | Though there can be no doubting the importance of maternal malnutrition as a cause of reduced fetal growth in poor countries and even perhaps in Preston , Sheffield , and Hertford in the early part of this century , where Barker and colleagues ' cohorts were born and brought up , there is no strong evidence of undernutrition now being responsible for restraining intrauterine growth in developed countries . |
| 5 | Palmer himself edited the Church Times from its foundation until his retirement in 1887 , besides being responsible for its general direction and management . |
| 6 | But Dubcek was not as popular at home where some still blamed him for not standing up to the Warsaw Pact in 1968 and therefore being responsible for a 23year military occupation by Soviet forces . |
| 7 | However , its role in influencing these rhythms — let alone actually being responsible for them — is not at all established . |