Example sentences of "have responsibility for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1986 the International Whaling Commission , which has responsibility for the baleen whales , declared a moratorium on commercial whaling of the 11 great whales so that stock could be assessed . |
| 2 | It is also confusing to the inhabitants in that it is often difficult to ascertain which council has responsibility for the particular matter which concerns them . |
| 3 | ( deputy manager ) has responsibility for the day-to-day personnel affairs within the Association , and for advising on the formulation of HCIMA policy in relation to the broad manpower and employment issues . |
| 4 | The new department will have responsibility for the Dutch Institute for Energy Research , the Dutch end of the European Space Agency , the Institute for Marine Research and for the promotion of microelectronics , and biotechnology . |
| 5 | In his new role , he will have responsibility for the day-to-day management , operations , cleaning , maintenance and marketing of Middleton Arndale . |
| 6 | Thus , a Keeper of Italian Painting would have responsibility for the Italian drawings , thereby not only linking their administration and scholarly maintenance but also bringing drawing into the direct relationship with painting which Clifford says he has been advocating for many years . |
| 7 | It is ‘ joint and several ’ : anybody involved may have responsibility for the whole site , however slight the involvement . |
| 8 | On the outbreak of hostilities , a small ministerial committee was established to co-ordinate the UK 's role in the operation , comprising Major , Hurd , Tom King ( the Defence Secretary ) and John Wakeham ( the Energy Secretary , who also had responsibility for the general co-ordination of government information ) , together with , as appropriate , other members of the Cabinet and the Attorney General ( Sir Patrick Mayhew ) . |
| 9 | The official was a member of the staff of the Procurator General who had responsibility for the smooth running of the Correctional Labour Colonies scattered across the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . |