Example sentences of "[noun sg] assume responsibility [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | In consequence , the Joint Contract Tribunal ( JCT ) extended their terms of reference to assume responsibility for the production of standard forms of subcontract and at the same time enlarged their membership by inviting the two main subcontractors ' organisations to become constituent bodies . |
| 3 | Following the report in early 1990 by accountants Coopers and Lybrand into the activities of offshore financial businesses in the UK 's Caribbean dependent territories , it was agreed in talks in May between UK government officials and the Chief Minister , Emile Gumbs , that Anguilla 's Constitution would be amended ( by Order in Council within the next few months ) to allow the Governor to assume responsibility for the offshore financial sector . |
| 4 | The new company assumes responsibility for the profitable development of these sites and any future surplus land . |
| 5 | This training officer assumed responsibility for the sackings . |
| 6 | The involvement of the ministry led Finance Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to accept a 10 per cent cut in his salary for three months in order to assume responsibility for the scandal . |