Example sentences of "[Wh det] be responsible for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | * The London Dumping Convention has made moves to establish a global control mechanism over land-based emissions which are responsible for 80 percent of marine waste . |
| 2 | He says that the problem was caused not by blockages — which are responsible for most smells on ferries , but by a vaccuum — a one off fluke . |
| 3 | Although such improvement has been vigorously promoted by the North of Scotland College of Agriculture ( which is responsible for agricultural extension and training in the area ) , the response has , after some initial enthusiasm , been extremely disappointing . |
| 4 | Although Denmark retains responsibility for foreign affairs , the judiciary and the monetary system of the Faroe Islands , the islands have their own government ( Landsstyret or Landsstyrid ) which is responsible for internal affairs , including fisheries . |
| 5 | Although Denmark retains responsibility for the Faroe Islands in respect of foreign affairs , defence , the judiciary and the monetary system , the islands have their own government ( Landsstyret or Landsstryrid ) which is responsible for internal affairs , including fisheries . |
| 6 | There is a National Council of Ministers appointed by the AFRC , which is responsible for federal administration . |
| 7 | There is a National Council of Ministers , appointed by the AFRC , which is responsible for federal administration . |
| 8 | Sufferers who can not register with a local dentist will be referred to the Family Health Services Authority — which is responsible for dental treatment . |
| 9 | The ‘ bibliographical division ’ is divided into subject groups , each of which is responsible for professional duties in one service point of the authority , and also for all the bibliographical responsibilities in the subject field allocated to it . |
| 10 | The only red grape grown is Pinot Noir , which is responsible for all reds and rosés . |
| 11 | A spokesman for Essex County Council , which is responsible for social services supporting the elderly , handicapped and those on low incomes , said it was impossible for the county council to comment on something political . |
| 12 | While for education there is a major department of state , the Department of Education and Sciences which is responsible for national policy and the relationship between the centre and the local authorities , the personal social services is only the smallest of the three policy concerns of the Department of Health and Social Security . |
| 13 | Vasectomy has no effect on the male sex organs — testes prostate gland , penis , nor on the secretion of the male sex hormone which is responsible for masculine qualities . |
| 14 | Nor did the kingship make for singleminded action on the battlefield : Sparta found ways of getting round the more obvious difficulties of dual command , but a king could always be brought to book by the oligarchic element ( the gerousia or council of elders , which was responsible for political trials ) or by the democratic — the Assembly , which could fine a king and limit his powers ( cp. p. 161 for Agis in 418 ) . |
| 15 | The State Security Committee ( KGB ) , which was responsible for Soviet border defences , rushed border guard reinforcements to the Azerbaijan-Iran border on Jan. 3 amid reports that attacks on border installations had spread and now threatened the entire 800 km frontier . |
| 16 | It was also the meeting place of the Board of Guardians , whose duty it was to look after the poor , and the Patrington Union which was responsible for 27 parishes . |
| 17 | Younger figures , perhaps above all the exciting young Jewish expressionist poet , Jakob von Hoddis , dominated the organization , the ‘ Neuen Club ’ , which was responsible for these events . |
| 18 | The main difference is in the language used to describe what is responsible for that residuum : for determinists it is the variability of constellations of causes in individual cases ; for indeterminists it is our ability to choose not to be predictable . |