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

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1 Lastly , you may be perfectly healthy but are one of those increasing number of people who want to take responsibility for their own well-being and wish to discover more about themselves .
2 How Do I Begin to Take Responsibility for my Body ?
3 If , when you have read the letter overleaf , you decide to accept responsibility for the first £50 of claims please fill in the boxes below .
4 I take your point Anne , but I would prefer to help the MP understand that the nature of the way that this department is run is that officers do take responsibility for their specialist areas of work , the senior management has always supported that , and I do n't feel minded to change it because the MP finds it difficult .
5 Over the next few days , practise taking responsibility for everything that happens .
6 They actually start to take responsibility for themselves and become empowered in some way .
7 When we start to take responsibility for our thoughts and begin to see that every negative thought has a negative return , we realise we can use life like a beautiful game .
8 I wish to accept responsibility for the first £50 of all claims under Section 1 — Buildings of the above policy ( other than claims arising from Subsidence , where special conditions apply , or Fire or Property Owners Liability ) .
9 If we wish to reclaim responsibility for ourselves we must aim for self-sufficiency because only then can we have control over our lives .
10 Indeed , I understand that the Ping Tiao have claimed responsibility for the act . ’
11 The UVF and UFF have claimed responsibility for two murders each .
12 You have to accept responsibility for the fruits of your actions , in the scientific field as elsewhere .
13 The signatories of the Charter have accepted responsibility for maintaining the good code of practice and also agree to disseminate the document through their organisations , encouraging their managers to actively participate .
14 It is , as I noted at the time , a peculiar fact that most laymen who have had responsibility for the health service have interested themselves personally to a preponderant extent in the case of the mentally afflicted , both the mentally ill and the mentally handicapped .
15 A number have had responsibility for the operation of parts of the system of criminal justice , including former Home Office Ministers , retired senior civil servants and police officers , and chairmen of the Parole Board .
16 Once you have assumed responsibility for error handling using the ON ERROR statement , you can use this function to discover which error occurred .
17 Offenders who are mentally disordered suffer the stigma of being labelled as both ‘ mad ’ and ‘ bad ’ , although for centuries it has been recognized that some people have diminished responsibility for their actions as a result of mental abnormality and that punishment and retribution , usually demanded by society of someone who has committed a crime , should be dispensed with in favour of providing humane care and treatment .
18 Since the Clean Air Act of 1956 governments in the UK have taken responsibility for designating clean air zones in which certain types of pollution , notably the smoke caused by burning coal , are illegal .
19 I have been able to get on with ‘ getting better ’ simply because my colleagues have taken responsibility for my work load ever since the Executive Committee Meeting in July , and I can not thank them enough for all that they have done .
20 This sub system was set up and developed by the team who have retained responsibility for writing and testing programs for any new reporting requirement .
21 We also have to take responsibility for how we feel about ourselves and our actions .
22 Management have to take responsibility for over ninety five percent of the problems we get , whether they 're safety problems , quality problems or whatever problems .
23 Ms Stacey said : ‘ It is a national pastime and the islanders have to take responsibility for the slaughter .
24 The children learn to take responsibility for themselves .
25 All men refuse to take responsibility for their actions at some time or other during their lives , and some men so consistently shirk their duty that they present more the appearance of overgrown children than of adults .
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