Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [verb] [adv prt] responsibility for " in BNC.

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1 Shreeves was sacked and Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence took over responsibility for first-team affairs .
2 In the Cabinet changes carried out in August [ see p. 39067 ] Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis took on responsibility for the Aegean and Andreas Andrianopoulos ( hitherto Minister of Industry and Commerce ) became Minister of State , alternating as Government Spokesman with Vassilis Magginas .
3 The move reflects a change in the approach to research in Courtaulds , as Group businesses take on responsibility for their own R & T effort , reducing the need for an independent service .
4 Robert Atkins took over responsibility for sport at the Department of the Environment , replacing Colin Moynihan .
5 In 1948 , the Bucks Water Board took over responsibility for the supply and water for the Urban District was obtained from Foxcote reservoir and the Thames Valley Water Table .
6 Speaking to defence writers , he made clear he was against the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation taking over responsibility for all peacekeeping in the former Yugoslavia should a ceasefire and peace be agreed .
7 Bill Robertson took over responsibility for the West of Scotland area from Bob Doran .
8 After the 1974 reorganisation , the new regional health authorities took over responsibility for all hospital and community health expenditure .
9 The Conservative government ultimately appointed a Housing Commissioner to take over responsibility for the housing function but in 1974 the local authority ceased to exist as a result of local government reorganization .
10 Hilda Sturge took on responsibility for the adult refugees , while the Committee , with Greta acting as honorary secretary , looked after the children .
11 Prime Minister Nicholas Brathwaite took over responsibility for Planning from Brizan and passed his own Information portfolio to Carlyle Glean , the Minister of Education , Culture , Youth Affairs and Sport .
12 Social services departments take over responsibility for private care next week .
13 Oracle Italy is being formed as joint venture with its distributor of ten years , Datamat ; Michael Rocher , managing director of Oracle France takes on responsibility for that unit too .
14 President and chief executive Larry Ellison takes on responsibility for database , networking and tools development from Miner .
15 Unfortunately , there is sometimes resistance among staff on inpatient units to admitting patients who may not be suffering from psychiatric illness , but who for a brief period of time need to hand over responsibility for their well-being to the inpatient clinical team .
16 And there is no Redundant Churches Fund to take on responsibility for outstanding churches that need to be preserved intact , complete with their furnishings .
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