Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] responsible for " in BNC.
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| 1 | People are becoming responsible for their own happiness and health , and for what 's happening to the planet . ’ |
| 2 | Welfare , in the broader view of which this approach to child care might be deemed a part , is construed in individual terms : individuals are deemed responsible for their conduct , and little weight is given to structural , environmental and material determinants of behaviour . |
| 3 | The polysorbates are deemed responsible for these changes . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , multiple persons and entities , such as ‘ shipowners , ’ ‘ charterers , ’ ‘ possessors of property shipped , ’ ‘ masters of the vessel , ’ their ‘ agents , ’ and even ‘ ships ’ are referred to as carriers in bill of lading law and practice once they are made responsible for loss or damage to cargo . |
| 5 | The same men are thought responsible for two similar attacks in Buckinghamshire on Bonfire night . |
| 6 | The paragraph reads like a prelude to a claim that the solicitors be made responsible for the loss . |
| 7 | They are also believed to come ashore during fiestas and dance with village girls , and they are held responsible for many a fatherless child . |
| 8 | Aideed 's forces are held responsible for many of the gross abuses of human rights in Somalia , mostly against members of the Darod clan . |
| 9 | Individuals , by the force of their personalities , are held responsible for the breaking of truces : ‘ It was thanks to [ the Pope ] at any rate , that [ the truce ] was broken . |
| 10 | Under retributive justice punishment is justified because it is ‘ deserved ’ by free , choice-making individuals who are held responsible for their actions . |
| 11 | For , like the Lugbara ancestors , they are held responsible for sickness and affliction , especially when they occur in contexts of social strife and conflict . |