Example sentences of "given [adj] responsibility for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was customary in those days for the ablest students to be given some responsibility for teaching the younger pupils . |
| 2 | Giles 's proposal to make them subservient to government agents was rejected , but they were given some responsibility for supervising the work of both the regular police and the headmen , who were now designated the ‘ rural police ’ . |
| 3 | The Leicestershire and Rutland Trust for Nature Conservation were given overall responsibility for creating the reserve — and did not shirk the task . |
| 4 | It is clear that as a matter of prudent management in a firm of any size one of the partners or a senior member of staff should be given overall responsibility for ensuring that all partners and employed solicitors ( whether or not held out as partners ) comply with these basic requirements of professional practice ( by keeping a check on replacement and renewal dates , collating relevant statistical information , ensuring timeous completion and posting of applications , etc ) and that the firm is spared the embarrassment of financial penalties or , even worse , an unwanted dissolution . |
| 5 | Here , one person is appointed as manager and given full responsibility for achieving the objectives of the project . |
| 6 | The President 's deputy and successor should the President be unable to complete a term of office ; nominated by the President ; given special responsibility for ensuring enforcement of presidential decrees throughout the country . |