Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] responsibility for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 However , justifying the decision several days later , Markovic said : " Slovenia had refused all appeals from the federal government and I could no longer take responsibility for the further development of events in the republic . "
2 Yet although culpable for serving him , Jax can not take responsibility for the three further moral crossroads through which the boy drove against the red lights — namely the decision to get drunk ; the decision to drive in that state ; and the decision to drive recklessly .
3 We also accept responsibility for the negligent acts and/or omissions not only of our own employees or agents but also of our suppliers and sub-contractors and their servants or agents ( provided of course that any such negligent act or omission is within the scope of or in the course of their employment ) in respect of claims arising as a result of death , bodily injury or illness caused to the person who signed the booking form and/or any other person named on the booking form .
4 Lenin was involved in motivating revolutionary action by , in part , a critique of bureaucracy but later assumed responsibility for the economic development of a backward country that needed experts in positions of authority .
5 On the outbreak of hostilities , a small ministerial committee was established to co-ordinate the UK 's role in the operation , comprising Major , Hurd , Tom King ( the Defence Secretary ) and John Wakeham ( the Energy Secretary , who also had responsibility for the general co-ordination of government information ) , together with , as appropriate , other members of the Cabinet and the Attorney General ( Sir Patrick Mayhew ) .
6 The extra name was written by hand on the scorecard , which cost 10 centimes but did n't disclaim responsibility for the last wicket to fall !
7 The Principal in charge of the section from which the investigating team leader is drawn then accepts responsibility for the entire investigation .
8 Principally taking responsibility for the broad area of labour economics including trends in the labour market , pay and problems of wastage and recruitment .
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