Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] responsibility for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This handed over responsibility for the poor law from the boards of guardians to the local authorities . |
| 2 | Normally he handed over responsibility for the routine maintenance of their relationship to Ellen , but she was letting him down , so he was going to try the only technique he knew : drop some explosive overboard and see what floated to the surface . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | Hilda Sturge took on responsibility for the adult refugees , while the Committee , with Greta acting as honorary secretary , looked after the children . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Toton took over responsibility for all Railfreight Coal traction used in the Midlands , North West , Yorkshire and North East districts , comprising some 250 locomotives of Classes 20 , 56 and 58 . |
| 8 | In 1948 , the Bucks Water Board took over responsibility for the supply and water for the Urban District was obtained from Foxcote reservoir and the Thames Valley Water Table . |
| 9 | Professor David Skilton , Head of English at the New University of Wales College of Cardiff , took over responsibility for our chapter on the teaching of English language and literature in the schools of Wales , and proved usefully at home with structuralist and post-structuralist approaches to literature . |
| 10 | Duncan , like all good pilots , liked to be present when others took over responsibility for his aircraft . |
| 11 | When the British Electricity Authority and its divisions took over responsibility for generation design in April 1948 , the engineers from the CEB , particularly Hacking , and Pask , his chief engineer , looked forward to strengthening the role of the centre in the design function , but that too could only have an impact in the longer run . |
| 12 | The death of the AHA was not the last word of its members , since the caucus moved across to a position within the new Victoria District Authority , which took over responsibility for the management of the AHA 's asylums . |
| 13 | Over the years many leading members of the BDA were involved in the running of the Board before it wound up following the emergence of Social Services Departments , which took over responsibility for the welfare of the deaf . |
| 14 | After the 1974 reorganisation , the new regional health authorities took over responsibility for all hospital and community health expenditure . |
| 15 | Robert Atkins took over responsibility for sport at the Department of the Environment , replacing Colin Moynihan . |
| 16 | The Secretary of State for the Environment , Brice Lalonde ( Ecology Generation ) , was promoted to Minister-Delegate responsible for the prevention of technological and natural disasters , while Hélène Dorlhac ( Union for French Democracy ) , Secretary of State for the Family , also took over responsibility for the Elderly , from Théo Braun who left the government . |
| 17 | Koffi also took over responsibility for debt rescheduling from former Minister of State Maurice Seri Gnoléba . |
| 18 | Prime Minister Nicholas Brathwaite took over responsibility for Planning from Brizan and passed his own Information portfolio to Carlyle Glean , the Minister of Education , Culture , Youth Affairs and Sport . |
| 19 | Bill Robertson took over responsibility for the West of Scotland area from Bob Doran . |
| 20 | Shreeves was sacked and Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence took over responsibility for first-team affairs . |