Example sentences of "was responsible for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This continued to operate in the Treasury though no attempt was made to coordinate its activities with the Economic Section of the Cabinet Office which was responsible for the Economic Survey . |
| 2 | Finance Minister Thelmo Vargas , who was responsible for the economic austerity policies introduced in June 1990 [ see p. 37527 ] , resigned on Nov. 3 . |
| 3 | It had been operating a Ro-Ro service from inside the locks and undoubtedly was responsible for the major part of the heavy goods vehicle traffic . |
| 4 | Arguments raged then , and have done so ever since , whether or not the industry was responsible for the long-term destruction of much of the Weald 's best timber . |
| 5 | Since Andrew Storey was responsible for the expensive importation of Carl Krantz by the sponsors , there was obviously a good chance that he would be doing his public relations stuff in their tent . |
| 6 | I suspected it was Margaret , rather than the General , who was responsible for the continued mellowing of Red Leland . |
| 7 | If anyone were to ask me who , above all , was responsible for the moral collapse which characterised the 1960s and 1970s , I would unhesitatingly name Sir Hugh Carleton-Greene … . |
| 8 | But Mellor stood by his claims that Israel was responsible for the Middle East stalemate . |
| 9 | Dobson was responsible for the early education of the Shippen brothers . |
| 10 | Whoever was responsible for the interior decoration of Hummingbird House had subtly co-ordinated paler , more restful shades of sun-gold and sea-blue . |
| 11 | Another striking feature was the existence of the Main Political Administration which was responsible for the political education and consciousness of the military . |
| 12 | ‘ Brett was responsible for the vast amount of this work , ’ said Bob , ‘ and was left to co-ordinate the project very much on his own . |
| 13 | Taking the whole period 1978–89 ( Table 5.3 ) , manufacturing employment was responsible for the overall decline of male employment . |
| 14 | A combination of mass production and the internal combustion engine was responsible for the Allied victory . |
| 15 | Who was responsible for the above statement ? |
| 16 | Elizabeth has worked for the Association of Metropolitan Authorities and between 1980 and 1983 for the London Borough of Haringey where she was responsible for the special education service and secondary school amalgamations . |
| 17 | The warden was responsible for the safe keeping in the castle gaol of ordinary prisoners and political prisoners , as well as Forest offenders , and for delivering them on bail on receipt of the appropriate writ . |
| 18 | This department was responsible for the eventual establishment of school clinics throughout the country , but only slowly and after considerable controversy . |
| 19 | Which in turn was responsible for the disastrous mess she was in now . |
| 20 | It is usually accepted that such milestones were measured from civitas capitals or cities , suggesting that by the AD 270s Water Newton had achieved this rank and was responsible for the local government of its hinterland . |
| 21 | The Foreign Office earned plaudits for roping in so many ministers ( a total bag of 80 ) , while Mr Ridley 's visit to China in January was responsible for the important participation of the Chinese . |
| 22 | He was responsible for the British Council 's highly successful Byron exhibition in Athens in 1974 , a timely reminder of the long-standing friendship between the two countries . |
| 23 | The idea that the peace movement was responsible for the National Government 's policy of appeasement will not withstand examination . |
| 24 | It employed almost 100,000 staff directly , mainly in our social security offices , and was responsible for the National Health Service — which with almost a million staff was the largest employer in Europe . |
| 25 | The Royal Commission on the Police ( 1962 ) indicated that it was responsible for the physical well-being of the force . |
| 26 | Perhaps the managerial talent that was responsible for the steady growth is spread too thin . |
| 27 | No one not in the profession would know for sure whether the assassin had accepted or refused the job ; and no one except the contact and , in this case , the client , would know for sure exactly who was responsible for the messy death of Seren Haminh , probably about fifty hours from now , when the hunger would be rising again and giving her a few hours to sleep the first ecstasy off . |
| 28 | As supreme god of the Devas , Brahma was responsible for the giant god-serpent , ANANTA , churning the ocean so it produced the milk of immortality for the gods to drink each day . |
| 29 | This fact would be useful for Essay A as Moltke was responsible for the military brilliance of the Prussians in the period and with Room for the restructuring of the army , which crisis also brought Bismarck to power on 23rd September 1862 . |
| 30 | In all probability , the author did not know who was responsible for the original compilation : he merely assumed that legislation was an appropriate activity for the founder of a kingdom . |