Example sentences of "[noun] be responsible for [det] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , because sulphur compounds are responsible for most of these effects it is very difficult to distinguish between the effects of pollution originating from local as opposed to distant sources ( refer to section 2.1 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ Every project has to be considered on its own merits but when it comes to safety there are certain common denominators — that 's why there are so many do 's and don'ts in place — to protect us , ’ explains regional health and safety advisor , John Fegan who , together with colleague David Scott is responsible for all of Wimpey 's Contracting and Homes sites in Scotland . |
| 3 | Currently , extensive tropical deforestation is responsible for most of the global carbon emissions from land-use changes but the amount is less than that generated from fossil-fuel burning ( Revelle , 1982 ) . |
| 4 | It is evident from this that the contractors were responsible for many of the details and not a little of the basic design . |
| 5 | Power plants are responsible for most of the pollution : they account for about 90 per cent of all the emissions of sulphur dioxide , 40 per cent of nitrogen dioxide and around 60-70 per cent of dust . |
| 6 | Already the Next Steps agencies are responsible for half of the staff undertaking the work of government ministries . |
| 7 | Space was a premium particularly on Summer Saturdays , and the congestion at the shed throat caused by engines coming off , and going on shed was responsible for most of the delays along the North Wales coast when locomotives changes were necessary , particularly for the Butlins ' workings . |
| 8 | The propellers are responsible for most of a hovercraft 's noise , especially the tearing sound made as the blade tips approach the speed of sound . |
| 9 | The Exchange 's executive director Sergey Starodubov has said in an interview with the newspaper Kommersant that the majority of offers from foreign firms amount to the foreign partners being responsible for most of the hard currency expenditure involved in carrying out a project . |
| 10 | It is a famous question whether the well-deserving historian Manetho was responsible for either of these theories . |
| 11 | These ‘ ills ’ of industrial society are responsible for much of the illness experienced by its members . |
| 12 | A fan of Arthur Rimbaud and The Velvet Underground , his band The Centre are responsible for some of the best rock produced in the Soviet Union , and also for introducing Moscow to punk and new wave music . |
| 13 | While the IFL were responsible for some of the outrage , BUF members were behind much of the increased conflict . |
| 14 | On El Salvador and Guatemala , Amnesty International said that it had " overwhelming evidence " that the Army and police were responsible for most of the kidnappings and political murders attributed to death squads . |
| 15 | ‘ The identification of morphogenetic fields with electromagnetic fields is responsible for much of the confusion inherent in H.S. Burr 's theory of electrodynamic ‘ life fields ’ . |
| 16 | The Engineers School is responsible for many of the Empire 's technical innovations over the past few centuries . |
| 17 | Today , under the leadership of Dr Alberto João Jardim , President of the Autonomous Regional Government , Madeira is responsible for most of the administration of affairs that affect the Region and can initiate legislation in certain areas . |
| 18 | This wet chamber can be considered small for a submerged filter — but the manufacturer 's tests , I am informed , prove that the trickle filter is responsible for most of the filtration and a large submerged filter compartment is not necessary . |