Example sentences of "hold responsible for the " in BNC.

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31 However , Weatherbury people began to protest publicly that he should not be held responsible for the crime .
32 blurring responsibility : when a committee makes a decision , no individual will be held responsible for the consequences of the decision .
33 ‘ IMC can not be held responsible for the fact that your Earth Central contracts failed to guarantee your return journeys . ’
34 However , this person can not be held responsible for the charges due from the other residents .
35 Effectively he was immersed in Albanian politics , although in February 1921 , at the request of Sir Basil Thomson [ q.v. ] of Scotland Yard 's Special Branch , he travelled to Germany for a secret meeting with Talaat , the Turk generally held responsible for the post-war Armenian massacres .
36 Sir John can not be held responsible for the loyalty of every one of his servants , and Cosmas 's death , God rest him , is a mystery . ’
37 Under the OT policy , if the value of property at risk exceeds the sum insured , then the Claimant will be held responsible for the difference and the amount payable will be reduced accordingly .
38 ‘ Thousands of people pass through our doors every night and whilst we continue to do our best to combat the problem we can not be held responsible for the actions and intentions of each individual ’ .
39 Zhu was reportedly dismissed because of his links with liberal policies , and might have been held responsible for the participation of union members in the pro-democracy protests of May and June .
40 The measure had been strongly opposed by powerful interest groups ( including the chaebol , the large conglomerates which dominate the country 's economy ) and its imminent imposition was held responsible for the recent removal abroad of funds from the Korean stock exchange .
41 On May 21 Berlin deputies rejected a CDU motion , effectively of no confidence , to the effect that the coalition should be held responsible for the May Day rioting .
42 The South Korean Defence Minister , Lee Sang Hoon , was dismissed on Oct. 8 , after being held responsible for the unauthorized military surveillance of civilians .
43 The fact that evidence and documents relating to the case had either disappeared or been tampered with and that witnesses had been threatened led members of a US Congressional investigative task force to conclude that the military high command had been controlling the investigation and limiting the number and rank of the officers to be held responsible for the crime .
44 The Gang , headed by Mao 's wife Jiang Qing , had been held responsible for the excesses of China 's 1966-76 Cultural Revolution .
45 This is only as one might expect -at all times and in all places — for it is always a problem in art history or archaeology to know to what degree certain persons can be held responsible for the appearance of particular aspects of design ( especially where one is dealing with aspects of arrangement , structure , and figural types ) .
46 Subject to the contrary agreement of the partners : ( 5 ) Every partner may take part in the management of the partnership business ( 7 ) No partner may be introduced as a partner without the consent of all existing partners ( 8 ) Any difference arising as to ordinary matters connected with the partnership business may be decided by a majority of the partners , but no change may be made in the nature of the partnership business without the consent of all existing partners It is obvious enough that if a partner is to be held responsible for the acts of his co-partners committed in the name of the firm he should in principle have : ( 1 ) unrestricted access to information about those acts ; ( 2 ) every right , indeed a duty , to assume personal responsibility ( equally with his co-partners ) for the conduct of the firm 's affairs ; and ( 3 ) the right ( by exercise of a veto ) to prevent any act for which he is unwilling to accept liability .
47 The 1932 Conference reflected a radical reaction to the defeat of 1931 and particularly to bankers , who were held responsible for the financial collapse in Britain and throughout the Western world .
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