Example sentences of "[vb -s] responsibility for [verb] " in BNC.

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1 They do not abase themselves in penitence but see themselves in a partnership which accepts responsibility for establishing peace and justice on this planet .
2 Even if he or she does not answer to this title directly , there is usually one member of staff who has responsibility for supporting and assisting qualified staff with their continued professional education .
3 The commission has responsibility for appointing auditors for local authorities using either the District Auditor service or auditors from the private sector .
4 But no one has responsibility for seeing they get them
5 The details of the transition were agreed by the Advanced Courses Policy Sub-Committee which has responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the Development Programme .
6 Our new chief scientist , Dr Marshall Stoneham has responsibility for monitoring the technical quality of the work and advising on ways of achieving greater research effectiveness through inter-business cooperation .
7 In such cases , the supervisor has responsibility for monitoring whether the member of staff has returned or not .
8 The Group Occupational Hygienist has responsibility for monitoring the environment and policing systems to comply with the policy objectives .
9 Assistant Director heads the team of seven which has responsibility for taking an overview of how the new qualifications are received , and providing help and advice to centres .
10 The answer to this question is of concern to government because it has responsibility for managing the economy in the interests of the community .
11 The Association , which has responsibility for licensing players , and the League told Derby that Lee was ineligible .
12 The Group Environmental Manager has responsibility for ensuring that the Company complies with all relevant legislation concerning environmental issues .
13 The Group Chief Engineer has responsibility for ensuring the design , construction , installation and maintenance of buildings , plant and machinery in accordance with environmental standards to comply with the Company 's environmental policy objectives .
14 In practice many senior nurses have failed to take account of the ward manager 's contribution , although she has responsibility for directing the efforts of the labour force towards meeting patient needs .
15 The counsellor has responsibility for starting up the discussion .
16 Though the unit still has responsibility for keeping ministers informed of developments in the UK oil and gas industry , most of the 86 staff working for OSO now focus on worldwide developments , including opportunities in the former Soviet republics and other areas which were closed markets to British exporters until a few years ago .
17 Thirdly , our policy analysis and research team , takes responsibility for looking further ahead , and doing a lot of the initial thinking about both the challenges and the opportunities that will affect the sector domestically and internationally over the next few years .
18 Finally , the DSS takes responsibility for meeting the financial needs of the mentally disordered , mainly through the National Insurance and income support schemes .
19 As it is , it 's the family who takes responsibility for denying the baby existence , though permitting its death rather than allowing its life .
20 Mushrooms are usually collected daily and Wilgro takes responsibility for grading and marketing .
21 In addition to the general responsibilities of directors , the FSA confers responsibility for listing particulars and prospectuses on each person who is a director on the date the listing particulars are submitted to the Stock Exchange or issued .
22 retains responsibility for distilling sales in Scotland .
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