Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] responsibility for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr George Carey called on parents to accept responsibility for the way their children grow up and give them moral guidance . |
| 2 | In consequence , the Joint Contract Tribunal ( JCT ) extended their terms of reference to assume responsibility for the production of standard forms of subcontract and at the same time enlarged their membership by inviting the two main subcontractors ' organisations to become constituent bodies . |
| 3 | That same day , another Minister visited Mr Ingham to disown responsibility for the story — the Minister feared Mr Ingham would want him re-shuffled out of the Cabinet because of the attack on Mr Baker . |
| 4 | It was expected to lead to the appointment of an impartial body to determine responsibility for the conflict . |
| 5 | Education Secretary John Patten has appointed a new governing body to take responsibility for the college . |
| 6 | Each member state has designated a particular body to take responsibility for the comparability work . |
| 7 | Rachel was kinder and gentler towards her than she had ever been before ; but she also required Phoebe to take responsibility for the baby , to be a good mother , to take heed for the morrow . |
| 8 | Subsequently , the government responded to public pressure and provided for an elected single-purpose authority to take responsibility for the ILEA ( see below ) . |
| 9 | This kind of accountability goes beyond the narrowly defined stewardship of assets to include responsibility for the performance of those assets . |
| 10 | Now the Department of Energy is in the ludicrous position of trying to persuade the SSEB to accept responsibility for the Scottish plutonium , currently unseparated from the rest of the spent fuel , while the CEGB is under pressure to take responsibility for the Kent plutonium . |
| 11 | The involvement of the ministry led Finance Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to accept a 10 per cent cut in his salary for three months in order to assume responsibility for the scandal . |
| 12 | Records were needed for audit , disciplinary and precedent purposes , and to enable ministers to take responsibility for the work of their departments before parliament . |
| 13 | Mr. Kinnock has challenged the Prime Minister to take responsibility for the recession . |