Example sentences of "[verb] responsibility for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The myth of the political neutrality of technology is frequently invoked both by politicians , seeking to explain the effects that a particular technological development has on society , and by the technologist , seeking to disclaim responsibility for such effects . |
| 2 | Indeed the importance of the correct citing of an author 's spelling is regularly marked by the insertion of sic into a citation by a second author who wishes to disclaim responsibility for an aberrant spelling . |
| 3 | Prior to this appointment , Graeme Dunlop had undertaken responsibility for P&O European Ferries ( Dover ) Ltd within his role as Managing Director of P&O European Ferries Ltd . |
| 4 | The Cabinet accepted the recommendation that a substantial British aircraft industry was required to hold off competition , and should be developed with more than just the Empire in mind ; also the premise that work on new aircraft should proceed under government direction , with the Treasury accepting responsibility for new types . |
| 5 | It also includes accepting responsibility for one 's own family , and it is here that the burden of active citizenship is liable to fall disproportionately on women . |
| 6 | The aircraft required a compass swing and had oxygen system leaks and because of this Lt Ferris had been required to sign for its release from maintenance , therefore accepting responsibility for his own safety . |
| 7 | The process of recovery involves understanding the disease concept and accepting responsibility for future action to keep the disease in remission . |
| 8 | Ruggiero does n't accept that , perhaps because it would mean accepting responsibility for the way his son 's turned out . ’ |
| 9 | Earlier in the month there had been official denials of allegations of a coup plan which had been reportedly made on Nov. 5 in Washington by Eduardo Molina Olivares , a member of the independent Truth Commission charged under the peace process with ascertaining responsibility for human rights abuses . |
| 10 | Mr Lucas said Michael worked for Bond Corporation for around five years and was trusted so greatly he was given responsibility for the security of international VIPs who visited Western Australia during Bond 's America 's Cup defence three years ago . |
| 11 | A minister will be given responsibility for transport in the capital , including the £750 million upgrading of the Central Line Underground service . |
| 12 | It was more closely mapped in the new Regulations for Further Education in 1946 , with Local Education Authorities given responsibility for initiatives in conjunction with the universities and voluntary bodies . |
| 13 | A single Minister will be given responsibility for coordinating London 's transport services . |
| 14 | In 1902 the county councils were given responsibility for the planning and provision of secondary education . |
| 15 | We need a conception of ourselves in the universe not as the master species but as the servant species : as the one being given responsibility for the whole and for the good of the whole . |
| 16 | For instance , the chairman of an Italian company that Morton acquired in the 1970s has been given responsibility for adhesives throughout the region . |
| 17 | Under LMS , where governing bodies are given responsibility for matters that affect health and safety , they will be potentially liable for any offences against the 1974 Health and Safety Act caused by their decisions . |
| 18 | To ensure that hospital consultants — whose decisions effectively commit sums of money — are involved in the management of hospitals ; are given responsibility for the use of resources ; and are encouraged to use those resources more effectively . |
| 19 | The idea of the clinical directorate is that the groupings of service providers can be given responsibility for organising their work including its planning and budgeting control . |
| 20 | The study did not show any major differences between doctors and nurses , indicating that nurses who are specifically trained to assess attempted suicide patients and who work in a team where there is a psychiatrist available for consultation and supervision can be given responsibility for the initial assessment of these patients . |
| 21 | Chevenement was actually given responsibility for industry as well as research just under a year ago . |
| 22 | Vista Chemical , the American subsidiary of the German Company RWE-DEA has been given responsibility for the worldwide marketing of linear alkylbenzene . |
| 23 | Therefore , argue Trist et al. , the work group has to be given responsibility for the entire cycle of operations , and for handling the interdependence between those on different shifts . |
| 24 | Gosatomnadzor , the regulator which was given responsibility for civil and military materials last June , has been refused access to some military inventories . |
| 25 | The person given responsibility for solving the problem is known as a Problem Solver . |
| 26 | In addition to answering Questions and the handling of all departmental business in the Commons , the Parliamentary Secretary was given responsibility for legal aid and the development of legal services ; relations with the Land Registry and Public Record Office ; some budget and resource matters ; and equal opportunities and women 's issues outside the judicial context . |
| 27 | Someone in the occupational health department or specific tutors should be given responsibility for student welfare and be trained as counsellors . |
| 28 | A specific senior nurse should be given responsibility for updating the establishment profile as a result of planned developments in service which affect staffing requirements anywhere within the Health Authority . |
| 29 | Additionally , the nurses can be given responsibility for determining how they will allocate the hours between themselves and on which days they will report for duty . |
| 30 | At Potsdam Mountbatten had been given responsibility for accepting the Japanese surrender south of the 16th parallel . |