Example sentences of "responsibility for its " in BNC.
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| 1 | By accepting the jurisdiction of an external authority in domestic matters , the UK in effect converted her responsibility for the external relations of the Isle of Man into a total responsibility for its internal affairs , and abrogated by a sidewind the semi-independence of the Islands , which are under the Crown but not part of the United Kingdom . |
| 2 | But as dissatisfaction with scholastic theory increased , so did acceptance of ancient atomism , and Gassendi has a prime responsibility for its revival . |
| 3 | On white farms , the children of resident farm workers receive schooling only if the farmer is prepared to build a school and take ultimate responsibility for its management . |
| 4 | In 1991 it assumed responsibility for its own catering , with total revenue increasing by 60 per cent partly as a result . |
| 5 | If they wish to do so , companies should be able to have non-executive directors who do not have the same legal responsibility for its activities as do other directors . |
| 6 | The Labour leader accused Major , who said he wanted a classless society , of instead building ‘ a heartless society ruled by a Government devoid of any sense of responsibility for its people . ’ |
| 7 | After the initial ‘ lessons in wizardry ’ , the child is expected to take increasing responsibility for its actions and to co-operate with others in everyday activities . |
| 8 | On current form , Moss thinks the transfer of development responsibility for its framework technology to the vendor community is at least two years off . |
| 9 | In keeping with its standing as an independent body with a built-in majority of teachers , the Council was committed to the thesis that ‘ each school should have the fullest measure of responsibility for its own curriculum and teaching methods based on the needs of its own pupils and evolved by its own staff ’ . |
| 10 | On current form , Moss thinks the transfer of development responsibility for its framework technology to the vendor community is at least two years off . |
| 11 | A constant theme in this process has been the family 's duty to take responsibility for its members , to inculcate socially acceptable behaviour , and to safeguard virtues in danger of erosion through either time or opposition . |
| 12 | The identification of family authority over children with the interests of the state is strongly aligned with the political view that the family should be encouraged to accept total responsibility for its members . |
| 13 | Society had a right to expect the best from those with responsibility for its defence . |
| 14 | All the foregoing holds true if the state does not own the business in question but simply takes responsibility for its social return . |
| 15 | On 28 April 1954 , the Colonial Office Minister told parliament they had reached ‘ the last stage before the Gold Coast assumes full responsibility for its own affairs ’ . |
| 16 | In the case of Halifax Building Society the brochure states that the society accepts responsibility for its employed valuers . |
| 17 | Moreover , as a result of the defences of act of God , act of a third party and statutory authority , the courts must investigate not only the reasonableness of the accumulation , but also the defendant 's responsibility for its actual escape . |
| 18 | In addition , most companies will produce an overhead budget and allocate responsibility for its monitoring and control . |
| 19 | This reported in 1960 ( the Herbert Report ) , and in 1963 the London Government Act set a broad boundary to the London area and gave shared responsibility for its local services to the Greater London Council ( GLC ) , and to thirty-two London boroughs and the City of London . |
| 20 | Helping to facilitate group processes in an involved but non-directive manner , encouraging the group to take concerned responsibility for its own development and that of all its members . |
| 21 | Nominally a deputy to the chancellor ( for whom he or she does sometimes stand in on ceremonial occasions , such as graduation ceremonies ) , the pro chancellor does have a substantial role , as chair of the council of a university , with overall responsibility for its financial and other non-academic affairs . |
| 22 | With the care and maintenance of the Library 's buildings forming an increasingly significant factor in the Library 's plans since direct responsibility for its buildings was transferred to the Library in April 1989 , it is gratifying to note that already much has been achieved . |
| 23 | I am a longstanding member of the BAIE COMMUNICATORS IN BUSINESS ( established in 1949 ) and am a member of its Educational and Professional Development Committee , having , over the last three years , had totally and voluntary responsibility for its seminars in Scotland , in respect of which , on 28th May , I was honoured to receive the BAIE Chairman 's 1992/93 Award and to be one of its guests of honour at the Annual Conference Dinner in Torquay . |
| 24 | The Ukrainian delegation also reiterated Ukraine 's refusal to form a common agreement with the other former Soviet republics on servicing the Soviet Union 's foreign debt , although Ukraine did not dispute responsibility for its 16.37 per cent share . |
| 25 | As this is in fact used as the Parish Burial Ground and not restricted to members of St Peter 's church they feel that responsibility for its upkeep should not be left to a relatively small number of volunteers . |
| 26 | A vote for the Liberals , he concluded , would be a vote for a minority Government , dependent on parliamentary compromises and without real responsibility for its actions . |
| 27 | A specially trained dietician helps plan the refeeding programme and shares responsibility for its implementation . |
| 28 | & name ( manager ) has overall responsibility for its activities . |
| 29 | A person who is subject to a statutory duty can not discharge that duty by entrusting responsibility for its performance to someone else . |
| 30 | At the other extreme , a speaker may produce an utterance with no expectation at all about the way in which it will be understood and hearers will have total responsibility for its interpretation . |