Example sentences of "responsible for [verb] " in BNC.

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1 5 UDR in Whose district the incident took place , immediately became responsible for cordoning the area in order to create a safe space within Which the specialists from the Royal Army Ordnance Corps , Royal Engineers and Royal Ulster Constabulary could work , examining and collecting forensic evidence , as well as ensuring that the remainder of the line was clear of any further devices .
2 6.2 The Publisher shall be responsible for commissioning any artwork and obtaining stills shots from the video components of the Work for use in the preparation of the books components of the Work and the cost shall be borne by the Publisher .
3 She was previously editorial director of SPCK , where she was responsible for commissioning a number of innovative and controversial books , including Daring to Speak Love 's Name , which was dropped by SPCK and later published by Hamish Hamilton .
4 PDGF induces dimerization allowing the two kinase domains to phosphorylate each other on specific tyrosine residues ( Y ) which provide docking sites responsible for interacting with different members of the SH2 family .
5 Two sites ( P and G ) on PLC- β1 are responsible for interacting with G aq .
6 Plaintiffs must prove that the words of which they complain have a defamatory meaning , that the words refer to them , and that the defendant was responsible for publishing them .
7 The Head of Department is responsible for discussing and agreeing with the Dean the withdrawal of modules from the course as a result of low recruitment or resource problems .
8 It was a general principle of English and also Scandinavian medieval law that relatives who inherited land were responsible for supporting its former owners , including widows .
9 No less important , once the electric power could be turned down , the State became responsible for supporting all workers and their dependents for the duration of the strike .
10 While education authorities are responsible for indemnifying host employers in the case of accidents , teachers and trade unionists should nevertheless take care that adequate health and safety precautions are in operation .
11 However , in contrast to the present position where audit reports are signed only with the name of the firm , in the case of a limited company acting as auditor the report could also include , as is currently the case in Sweden and Germany , the name or names of one or more individuals responsible for conducting the examination .
12 This is set out in an affidavit sworn by Mr. Roger Anthony Barnes , who is an assistant director of the Bank of England and the head of the Banking Supervision Division , in which capacity he is the senior official in the division responsible for the supervision of institutions authorised under the Act ; it was he who authorised and signed the section 39 notice , after discussion with the officers of the Bank of England immediately responsible for conducting the supervision of the defendants .
13 Professors are responsible for conducting and promoting teaching and research in their subjects .
14 Giardini of course shared his countrymen 's disdain for the German interloper J. C. Bach , who had already achieved modest successes on the London stage : in July 1763 he wrote that Bach had departed to ‘ great regrets and lamentations , but easily dried up without a great handkerchief ’ In the end London had to make do with Vento , who was largely responsible for stitching up patchwork operas from assorted numbers that Leone also helped to collect on his travels .
15 Both the US Navy and Army had run their own intelligence departments since the early 1880s while the FBI had been in existence since 1910 and had been responsible for collating foreign intelligence .
16 From left were Peter Marshall of Pitman Publishing ( third , 1.71 days ) ; Wendy Edge of International Thomson ( who came a close second with 1.68 days , and appeared to be very much the people 's choice ) ; Colin Marshall of Leicester University Bookshop ( who was responsible for collating the results and who collected the award on behalf of the absent Butterworth Law ) ; and Derek Hall of Addison-Wesley ( fourth , 1.72 days ) .
17 In addition to managing all aspects of Solaris ' end-user environment , he will also be responsible for expanding SunSoft 's multimedia application programming interfaces .
18 In addition to the secretary of state for the environment , the director-general of water services , and the EC commissioners , regulators include the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ( which has already stepped in to prevent unwelcome mergers ) ; the local authorities ( responsible for monitoring and controlling the standard of clean water supplies ) ; the Drinking Water Inspectorate ( the auditor of technical standards ) ; the National Rivers Authority ( responsible for monitoring and controlling pollution in rivers , lakes and coastal waters , and for maintaining sea walls ) ; Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Pollution , HMIP ( which grants consents for the release of toxic substances into the environment ) ; and the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food ( responsible for granting consents for disposals at sea ) .
19 In addition to the secretary of state for the environment , the director-general of water services , and the EC commissioners , regulators include the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ( which has already stepped in to prevent unwelcome mergers ) ; the local authorities ( responsible for monitoring and controlling the standard of clean water supplies ) ; the Drinking Water Inspectorate ( the auditor of technical standards ) ; the National Rivers Authority ( responsible for monitoring and controlling pollution in rivers , lakes and coastal waters , and for maintaining sea walls ) ; Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Pollution , HMIP ( which grants consents for the release of toxic substances into the environment ) ; and the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food ( responsible for granting consents for disposals at sea ) .
20 The Agriculture Ministry , for example , is responsible for monitoring the radioactivity of foodstuffs and marine life round nuclear sites , whilst the Department of Energy is in charge of overall energy policy issues and is also the ‘ lead department ’ on planning for a nuclear emergency .
21 South West Surrey Community Health Council , a body responsible for monitoring standards of patient care , also recently confirmed their satisfaction with the service and commented on the professionalism .
22 The key worker is responsible for monitoring the plan worked out to protect the child , and for co-ordinating all interagency activity in order to make sure it is carried out .
23 The constitutional framework makes the shareholders responsible for monitoring and supervising the directors of the company .
24 Without such checks the old problem arises of who is to be responsible for monitoring and supervising the supervisors .
25 The rent officer is also responsible for monitoring the rents which voluntary hostels can claim back in the form of housing benefits , and there are fears that the limits for hostels will be set at too low a level creating difficulties for both residents and the hostel management .
26 The existence of an increasingly comprehensive series of planning policy notes offers significant opportunities to CPRW and CPRE branches , which are primarily responsible for monitoring and commenting upon local planning policies and applications for development .
27 Furthermore , it finally resolves the conflict between the Department of Energy , as the producer Department , and the Department of Energy as the Department that is responsible for monitoring safety .
28 It provides advice , after a comprehensive scientific assessment , on the planned release of genetically modified organisms and is responsible for monitoring the outcome of each release .
29 The present monopolistic situation whereby health authorities assessed the need for services , supplied and managed them , and were responsible for monitoring efficiency and quality of care led to provider domination and provided no systematic incentives to perform well .
30 Yesterday a spokesman for the Serjeant at Arms , who is responsible for monitoring members ' behaviour , said the accusations against Mr Fallon would be investigated ‘ in due course ’ .
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