Example sentences of "[verb] on responsibility for " in BNC.

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1 President and chief executive Larry Ellison takes on responsibility for database , networking and tools development from Miner .
2 Oracle Italy is being formed as joint venture with its distributor of ten years , Datamat ; Michael Rocher , managing director of Oracle France takes on responsibility for that unit too .
3 They will take on responsibility for countryside management and access in the whole of the Sussex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB ) between Harting in the west and Eastbourne in the east , and will be consulted on significant planning applications in the area .
4 The Lord Chancellor 's Advisory Committee has argued in vain that law centres should be treated as an essential part of the national network of legal services and that the Lord Chancellor should take on responsibility for their core funding .
5 Some lenders have already had their fingers burnt and have had to write off loans and lose their investments , rather than take on responsibility for contaminated land which was part of their security .
6 A large company , for example , could take on responsibility for all three roles .
7 There are a number of problems of course highlighted by civilianisation , there will be nobody qualified to do firearms dealers er inspections and inspections of firearms ranges and so we 've put a report in saying would you please tell us who 's gon na do it , which department will take on responsibility for it .
8 There is a crucial role for partnerships in taking on responsibility for the local co-ordination of education .
9 Objections to the proposals essentially turn on the terms under which any devolution would take place , and the question of the competence and reliability of the organisations which would be taking on responsibility for the sites .
10 How can it seriously contemplate taking on responsibility for structure plans which , under the law , must form part of the framework of development plans covering Wales ?
11 The board yesterday decided to close 11 of its 77 community clinics after it was told that studies had shown that doctors ' practices were taking on responsibility for child health surveillance .
12 The grandparents took on responsibility for the house and the children together : ‘ my mother went to work all the week , she never done no cooking . ’
13 Hilda Sturge took on responsibility for the adult refugees , while the Committee , with Greta acting as honorary secretary , looked after the children .
14 But as her husband 's health declined she took on responsibility for maintaining the farm and orchard which was the family 's main source of income .
15 In the Cabinet changes carried out in August [ see p. 39067 ] Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis took on responsibility for the Aegean and Andreas Andrianopoulos ( hitherto Minister of Industry and Commerce ) became Minister of State , alternating as Government Spokesman with Vassilis Magginas .
16 Although retiring from office this year , warden Frank Wood will be carrying on responsibility for the general overseeing of the buildings and the Church Centre .
17 As far as I could gather , Nour 's father had taken on responsibility for all his sisters , married or not , and for their offspring , and since his death Marie Claire had assumed the burden .
18 and , and what do you do about it , you know whe when they er y you know , I mean , I mean I think one of the things is you , you can start off erm you know very open and so on , but if you 're not careful y y you actually take on responsibility for them you know in a , in a way which is actually not helpful to them and is probably very bad for you
19 The move reflects a change in the approach to research in Courtaulds , as Group businesses take on responsibility for their own R & T effort , reducing the need for an independent service .
20 And there is no Redundant Churches Fund to take on responsibility for outstanding churches that need to be preserved intact , complete with their furnishings .
21 ‘ This is an exciting and challenging time to take on responsibility for leading the firm , ’ Mr Freedman said .
22 It may be useful for family health services authorities within the zone to take on responsibility for arranging early retirement packages , where these could be shown to be in the interests of the service .
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