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

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1 • Asked about rumours of his apparently imminent move from his position as managing director of Lotus , Michael Kimberley suggested we ask GM Europe president Bob Eaton , who has responsibility for the sports car maker .
2 The Treasury has responsibility for the health of the economy ; the Social Services Department has responsibility for some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the country .
3 I have a real difficulty in locating who has responsibility for the dustbins . ’
4 It is also confusing to the inhabitants in that it is often difficult to ascertain which council has responsibility for the particular matter which concerns them .
5 So the governing body has responsibility for the ethos of the school , for deciding what kind of school it is to be .
6 In 1986 the International Whaling Commission , which has responsibility for the baleen whales , declared a moratorium on commercial whaling of the 11 great whales so that stock could be assessed .
7 To wit , Alsys , very strong in the defence market , now has responsibility for the development , marketing and support of all Hewlett-Packard Ada compilation systems and related tool sets operating on HP 9000 workstations and business systems .
8 In addition to functions directly connected with the process of bringing alleged offenders to justice and supervising their subsequent punishment or treatment , the Home Secretary has responsibility for the operation of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme and other provisions for the victims of crime , and for stimulating crime prevention measures .
9 Rose , who has responsibility for the largest mortgage book in the South East of England , said she was delighted .
10 The Group Technical Director has responsibility for the research and development of new raw materials and products that will reduce the impact of the Company 's activities on the environment .
11 The Employment Department has responsibility for the dissemination of information on the comparability exercise in the United Kingdom .
12 SCOTVEC , which was established as a result of the SED 's reform of vocational qualifications in Scotland , is the sole Scottish awarding body and has responsibility for the accreditation of SVQs .
13 Since 1974 Niue has been a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand , which in addition to providing economic assistance , has responsibility for the territory 's defence and foreign policy .
14 Since 1965 the 15 Cook Islands have been a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand , which in addition to providing economic assistance , has responsibility for the territory 's defence and foreign policy .
15 But the SFO reports to the attorney general , Sir Patrick Mayhew , who , as the government 's chief legal adviser , has responsibility for the DPP .
16 ( deputy manager ) has responsibility for the day-to-day personnel affairs within the Association , and for advising on the formulation of HCIMA policy in relation to the broad manpower and employment issues .
17 As chairman of Airbus in the UK , Mr McKinlay has responsibility for the company 's Broughton factory .
18 Flooring material for one customer may come from different production and store areas and Mal has responsibility for the collation of all orders leaving the Coventry plant .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 Nurse Kay Hopps will have responsibility for the running of the office .
22 The new department will have responsibility for the Dutch Institute for Energy Research , the Dutch end of the European Space Agency , the Institute for Marine Research and for the promotion of microelectronics , and biotechnology .
23 It is ‘ joint and several ’ : anybody involved may have responsibility for the whole site , however slight the involvement .
24 Thus , a Keeper of Italian Painting would have responsibility for the Italian drawings , thereby not only linking their administration and scholarly maintenance but also bringing drawing into the direct relationship with painting which Clifford says he has been advocating for many years .
25 It follows the announcement by Mr Ian Lang , Minister of State for Industry and Education at the Scottish Office , that the Scottish Vocational Education Council ( SCOTVEC ) would have responsibility for the development and accreditation of Scottish Vocational Qualifications ( SVQs ) .
26 In October 1989 , Ian Lang , then Scottish Education Minister , announced that SCOTVEC would have responsibility for the accreditation and development of Scottish Vocational Qualifications ( SVQs ) .
27 The audit review panel would be completely independent of the directors and would have responsibility for the supervision of the assessment process on behalf of the shareholders and be responsive to the needs of other stakeholders .
28 TECs will have responsibility for the initiative , and I expect many bids .
29 Given the divisions between Labour and Conservative and the unresolved question of which Whitehall department should have responsibility for the policy , this was a predictable response .
30 In October 1989 , Ian Lang , Scottish Education Minister , announced that SCOTVEC would have responsibility for the accreditation and development of Scottish Vocational Qualifications ( SVQs ) .
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