Example sentences of "has [adv] been responsible for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When ivy is seen growing throughout the crown of a dying tree it has rarely been responsible for the tree 's decline but has taken advantage of the crown which now lets through enough light for the ivy to grow away . |
| 2 | The result was that they received both a big two-year increase and a pay review body which has since been responsible for a further substantial increase in their salaries . |
| 3 | The Yard has always been responsible for the movement of vehicles and materials within the Works area . |
| 4 | The executive has always been responsible for , and ultimately in control of , both initiation and implementation . |
| 5 | This technique has probably been responsible for scoring more points than any other in the entire history of karate competition . |
| 6 | Although it has been argued that most of the ideas central to general systems theory are certainly valuable , they had been applied to it without formal knowledge of the theory ( Jennings , 1973 , p. 124 ) , nevertheless the theory has focused thinking and has probably been responsible for a more comprehensive view of many environmental situations . |
| 7 | The LTTE has also been responsible for massacres , both of Sinhalese and Moslem civilians , since June 1990 and against rival Tamil political groups who , in some cases , have now aligned themselves with the government 's forces . |
| 8 | The US , where Tie Rack now has 41 shops , has also been responsible for the first half loss . |
| 9 | The subsequent decline in unemployment has also been responsible for the fall in the share of transfer payments since 1984 . |
| 10 | In the past 25 years he has also been responsible for the construction of the mortality tables produced by the Continuous Mortality Investigation Bureau for use by the life offices and has also taken an active part in the development of a new method of analysing sickness insurance statistics . |
| 11 | Pat served for six years on the Executive Committee ; she has also been responsible for arranging the flowers at many important functions . |
| 12 | Human interference has often been responsible for such introductions . |