Example sentences of "have take responsibility for " in BNC.

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1 Deputy unit manager Phil Brown , who has taken responsibility for the computer system , says : ‘ We can do the stocktake in about half a day with the Psion Organiser .
2 The Notts & Derbyshire branch has taken responsibility for publishing the region 's CPD Newsletter .
3 In that case , it has to take responsibility for allocating all foreign exchange to the users by administrative methods .
4 The course is adapted for each group , and the group itself has to take responsibility for completing the assigned tasks .
5 There are good reasons for distinguishing it both from the level of the meanings of expressions , as will become apparent later in the text ( see in particular Chapter 6 ) , and from whatever more general non-linguistic level of mental activity has to take responsibility for human perception of external phenomena ; a sufficient reason is that speakers of the language are well aware that they can seek to identify one and the same entity or property by using the meanings of various different expressions : Examples like ( 22 ) are familiarly put forward as showing the distinction between meaning and reference ; they may serve that purpose but that is quite a different matter .
6 ‘ I went to the surgery first , and they told me you 'd taken responsibility for the two of them .
7 The person applying must have taken responsibility for arranging the funeral .
8 Hashimoto 's standing as a likely successor to Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu was damaged by having to take responsibility for his ministry 's lax supervision of the securities industry .
9 But from 20 onwards , I would have to take responsibility for managing my own life . ’
10 However , the best man or chief bridesmaid will have to take responsibility for the announcement , and the safekeeping of any gift .
11 John Tennant 's father had died while John was still in his twenties and as well as taking over Laigh Corton Farm , he had taken responsibility for his mother and the rest of the family .
12 Fields privately resented the way in which Branson had taken responsibility for the purchase of the first Virgin aircraft ; while Branson , for his part , grew increasingly alarmed at the way in which his new partner appeared to be running the rest of the company .
13 In addition , one partner had taken responsibility for overseeing the whole process .
14 A large number of problems has been encountered , one of the most surprising being the fact that no UK Government department had taken responsibility for enforcing the EEC controls on the sale of protected wildlife specimens .
15 Local authorities had a duty to assess those judged to be ‘ at risk ’ or ‘ vulnerable ’ and the state had to take responsibility for the supervision of care .
16 The woman sitting in front of him was right , he had to take responsibility for himself .
17 Zhelev organized on Sept. 1 and 11 meetings between Lukanov and leaders of the UDF and other opposition parties , but the UDF consistently rejected participation in a coalition on the grounds that the BSP alone had to take responsibility for the present state of the country , and that a strong parliamentary opposition was needed to guarantee Bulgaria 's democracy .
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 We also have to take responsibility for how we feel about ourselves and our actions .
21 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 .
22 Ms Stacey said : ‘ It is a national pastime and the islanders have to take responsibility for the slaughter .
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