Example sentences of "[vb past] responsibility for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The IRA admitted responsibility for the explosions . |
| 2 | She appeared at a police press conference in Derby with the sergeant 's mother , Mrs Joyce Newman , 58 , after the Irish National Liberation Army admitted responsibility for the murder . |
| 3 | They readily admitted responsibility for that evening 's aborted robbery ( by destruction of meters ) at Thistle Street during the preceding months . |
| 4 | The Army admitted responsibility for the deaths in July 1989 of 47 youths who had suffocated after being locked in a railway wagon during a roundup of suspected Uganda People 's Army ( UPA ) rebels around Kumi , some 200 km north-east of Kampala . |
| 5 | The Yugoslav Federal Defence Secretariat admitted responsibility for the " undesired and tragic accident " , and the immediate suspension of Yugoslav air force commander Col. Zvonko Jurjevic suggested that the Yugoslav government was hoping to prevent the incident from impeding the deployment of UN troops . |
| 6 | The revelation came as the IRA admitted responsibility for the Tyneside blasts . |
| 7 | The Ulster Volunteer Force admitted responsibility for the shooting and claimed that the man was an active Irish Republican Army member who had been involved with the killing of four Ulster Defence Regiment soldiers at Downpatrick , Co Down , in April 1990 . |
| 8 | The IRA admitted responsibility for the attack . |
| 9 | The board admitted responsibility for the affair and apologised for any ‘ errors ’ in accepting Mr Birt 's freelance status which gave him tax advantages . |
| 10 | The board admitted responsibility for the affair and apologised for any ‘ errors ’ in accepting Mr Birt 's freelance status which gave him tax advantages . |
| 11 | The Irish Republican Army admitted responsibility for the killing of two Australian tourists in the Netherlands . |
| 12 | He concluded that he shared responsibility for hiring Sutton . |
| 13 | At the same time the West German government stated its suspicions that the Chilean government was concealing deeds occurring in the colony and that it thus shared responsibility for " the reported tortures , maltreatment and denial of personal liberties " said to be taking place there . |
| 14 | The Secretary of State for Education and Science retained responsibility for : further and higher education ; the Youth Service ; grants to community centres , village halls and adult education ; the supply , training and qualifications of teachers ; and teacher misconduct cases . |
| 15 | Dahl retained responsibility for the environment while the energy portfolio went to Rune Molin , vice-president of the Trade Union Confederation ( LO ) , who also took over the industry portfolio from Ivar Nordberg . |
| 16 | In a move meeting with approval from the financial markets Pierre Bérégovoy retained responsibility for the economy , finance and budget ; reflecting Cresson 's commitment to industrial regeneration , his responsibilities were expanded [ see attachments of Ministers-Delegate ] . |
| 17 | Hoyte retained responsibility for Foreign Affairs . |
| 18 | Until the election of a Prime Minister and the creation of a transitional government , the existing government , under the control of the conference , retained responsibility for day-to-day activities . |
| 19 | In 1987 a significant number of local doctors expressed an interest in assuming greater responsibility for the clinical care of non-insulin treated patients if review could be scheduled in normal surgery time and provided responsibility for retinal screening was not included . |
| 20 | There was no evidence yet that Isabella enjoyed widespread support in England , and Edward no doubt felt he could count on the loyalty of the nobles to whom he committed responsibility for the defence of the south coast . |
| 21 | In return for assurances of service to a defined quality , franchised firms would enjoy benefits such as easier administration , devolved responsibility for some aspects of case management , and faster payment . |
| 22 | In the UK and France the government rejected responsibility for the bombardment , for which Saddam Hussein as instigator of the war was described as responsible . |
| 23 | So many allegations of political interference did those restructuring plans prompt that the then Arts Minister , Richard Luce , felt it necessary to reassure the Commons ( 27 February , 1989 ) that although he supported the aims of the proposed restructuring , he believed responsibility for management of National Museums should be delegated to chairmen and directors . |
| 24 | It transferred responsibility for means-tested benefits for the unemployed to this national organization in 1934 , added similar benefits for the elderly to its responsibilities in 1940 , and added most other cash aid in 1941 . |
| 25 | The importance of the Federation to the District was considerably increased when the Cambridge Board assumed responsibility for the Bedfordshire Rural Scheme and appointed Shearman as its resident tutor in 1930 . |
| 26 | With the new Council established and working effectively , the original University/WEA Joint Tutorial Classes Committee and the Rural Areas Committee were replaced in 1946 by a new University/WEA Joint Committee which assumed responsibility for Tutorial Classes and One-Year Sessional classes extending over twenty to twenty-four meetings . |
| 27 | In July 1878 , though , the Bureau of Indian Affairs assumed responsibility for the Nez Perce , and transferred them south to the parched 7000-acre Quapaw Reservation in Kansas Territory . |
| 28 | In 1991 it assumed responsibility for its own catering , with total revenue increasing by 60 per cent partly as a result . |
| 29 | This training officer assumed responsibility for the sackings . |
| 30 | ‘ Over a year ago I happily , innocently , assumed responsibility for producing a new Picture Puffin spinner . |