Example sentences of "[vb pp] responsible for the " in BNC.

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1 It must be emphasised , however , that an experienced endoscopist is necessary , as Dieulafoy 's disease can easily be overlooked or concomitant lesions , such as ulcers or varices , may wrongly be considered responsible for the bleeding episode .
2 All eight members of the board of the Corporation were appointed by the Governor , and a director was made responsible for the day-today management of the service .
3 Hence the constant , and eventually often vain , calls of the leaders of such new states to surmount ‘ tribalism ’ , ‘ communalism ’ , or whatever forces were made responsible for the failure of the new inhabitants of the Republic of X to feel themselves to be primarily patriotic citizens of X rather than members of some other collectivity .
4 The paragraph reads like a prelude to a claim that the solicitors be made responsible for the loss .
5 Local authorities were made responsible for the welfare of the handicapped under the National Assistance Act of 1948 .
6 On the line 's completion in 1841 Gooch was made responsible for the construction of branch lines to Heywood , Oldham , Halifax , and Ashton-under-Lyne .
7 In the following year he was made responsible for the new shrine which Henry III was beginning for Edward the Confessor .
8 These authorities were made responsible for the ‘ catechetical instruction ’ of children in elementary schools , according to their parents ' denomination .
9 Hanrott was made responsible for the first ‘ Council ’ visits , at which they saw some quite ‘ unsuitable environments ’ , information from these visits being fed at first into the subject boards rather than into the Council itself' .
10 The name of the user to be made responsible for the SPR .
11 Thus , if there is an outright transfer of the matrimonial home to the wife subject to the existing mortgage ( see Chapters 3 , 4 and 7 ) or the matrimonial home is held on certain terms and conditions ( see Chapter 6 ) then the occupant wife should be made responsible for the mortgage payments ( the husband would not be using the house as his only or main residence and so would not be eligible for interest relief ) .
12 A feud between the Medellín and Cali cartels was thought responsible for the massacre of 22 workers on a ranch near Cali on Sept. 25 .
13 ( That the government was ready for a strike was a widespread interpretation of its appointment of Ian MacGregor to chair the NCB from September 1983 on ; MacGregor chaired British Steel in 1980–1 , a period encompassing its major dispute , and was believed responsible for the major cuts in job levels ; it was assumed that he was expected to achieve the same in the coal industry . )
14 The United States and United Kingdom authorities on Nov. 13 announced that they had filed charges against two Libyan nationals who were believed responsible for the bomb which exploded on an aircraft over Lockerbie , Scotland , in 1988 .
15 The mafia was believed responsible for the killing on March 12 of Salvatore Lima , a member of the European Parliament ( MEP ) and an associate of Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti .
16 In some cases of ‘ disappearance ’ the whole family is held responsible for the ‘ crime ’ of one of its members .
17 A closed hearing held in February this year concluded that no-one could be held responsible for the death .
18 In practice a contestant is held responsible for the behaviour of team-members and the coach , and he may face a severe penalty if they misbehave .
19 He said : ‘ We have very good arguments to prove that we can not be held responsible for the actions of a few people who did not know what they were doing .
20 The child making the complaint can often be classified as a fuss pot engaged in attention seeking behaviour — a case of the victim being held responsible for the crime ?
21 Accordingly , generalization decrement can not be held responsible for the context-specificity of the CR seen in the latter case .
22 SPARE RIB can not be held responsible for the loss or damage of any correspondence .
23 This important legal ruling that the untaught deaf and dumb could be held responsible for the crimes they committed helped to ensure that another uneducated deaf woman was punished for the infanticide of her child .
24 I appreciate that Guitarist can not be held responsible for the extremely low quality of these tapes , but I feel that you should be made aware of the fact .
25 If anyone is ever to be held responsible for the steerable revolution , it has to be one of these two eccentric personalities .
26 THOSE three major eclipses can be held responsible for the tremendous highs and lows in your love life this year .
27 At present , parents can be held responsible for the misdemeanors of their children , yet they are not allowed to chastise their children for fear of reprisals from the courts .
28 Francis said : ‘ I could n't be held responsible for the weather .
29 Individuals who could be held responsible for the negligence in question ( for example , if it were an audit , those who were in charge of it , and perhaps the head of the audit function in the firm , and even its managing director ) might still be sued individually ( managing partners may feel as a result that they personally would have little to gain from incorporation ) .
30 Keep your chequebook and your cheque card separate : If you make it easy for a thief to plunder your account by keeping your chequebook and card together , you could be held responsible for the whole amount .
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