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

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1 In Tasmania , however , schools have been responsible for allocating resources for some time .
2 Whilst scholars debate how far economic changes have been responsible for breaking up these traditional arrangements , there is evidence that the idea persists that this form of joint household is an ideal which people would put into practice if they could ( Benedict , 1976 ) .
3 Traditionally , government-appointed district auditors have been responsible for examining most local authority accounts .
4 Over the years the weather and man have been responsible for destroying parts of the forested areas and , although some re-afforestation has taken place , large areas have remained depleted for many years .
5 Perhaps part of the problem is that far too much has been expected of positivist criminology or , alternatively , positivist criminologists have been responsible for fostering too grandiose expectations .
6 From the perspective of the Soviet élite , ‘ Socialist construction ’ , centralisation and Five-Year plans have been responsible for raising a backward country to a world power .
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