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

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1 The Soldiers for Justice group had already claimed responsibility for the murder in March 1989 of the head of the Moslem community in Belgium [ see p. 36538 ] , and for the 1988 kidnapping in Lebanon of a Belgian doctor , Jan Cools , who was freed on June 15 , 1989 [ see pp. 36365 ; 37164 ] .
2 British Rail has already accepted responsibility for the matter , as the Secretary of State has pointed out .
3 At the EC level , and after 13 years in power , the Government can not escape responsibility for the operation of the CAP .
4 This makes it very easy for climbers not to take responsibility for the rubbish they create .
5 ‘ You can not accept responsibility for the life of another . ’
6 Why will he not accept responsibility for the rise in telecommunication charges above inflation during the 13 years of the Government 's misrule ?
7 One central committee member , Ognjen Krstulovic , resigned because he could not accept responsibility for the implementation of the policy .
8 A Right-wing extremist group , the White Wolves , yesterday claimed responsibility for the attack .
9 The IRA yesterday claimed responsibility for the bomb outrage at the New Forest cottage owned by Alan Dysart , parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for … .
10 ( 6 ) In accordance with the constitution of the Labour Party the General Committee of this party or the executive committee of a nationally affiliated organisation shall by resolution formally accept responsibility for the election expenses of the prospective candidate selected and a copy of such resolution shall be attached to the application of the constituency party to the National Executive Committee for endorsement .
11 Local authorities will still retain responsibility for the organisation of educational provision in their area .
12 The Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) later claimed responsibility for the attack , the first to cause civilian deaths on the mainland since February 1991 [ see pp. 38019-20 ] .
13 The outlawed Ulster Freedom Fighters later claimed responsibility for the shooting .
14 The Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front ( FPMR-A ) also claimed responsibility for the attack , describing it as an act of " popular justice " .
15 The IRA also claimed responsibility for the killing of two civilians on Jan. 14 and 15 ( in the latter case a Catholic who , the IRA later admitted , had been shot " in error " ) .
16 It has been argued that it would make sense for whoever runs the train services to also take responsibility for the track .
17 An Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management , in his new role , David Ovenden will also have responsibility for the management of the two P&O Insurance Companies , Proteus and Beaufort Insurance .
18 First , ever since the war governments had willingly taken responsibility for the management of the national economy and by the late 1960s it was clear that this ‘ management ’ was becoming much less successful : inflation and unemployment were emerging as serious problems and the balance of payments position , upon which Wilson laid such stress , was increasingly precarious .
19 They also take responsibility for the success of the overall operation . ’
20 To wit , Alsys , very strong in the defence market , now has responsibility for the development , marketing and support of all Hewlett-Packard Ada compilation systems and related tool sets operating on HP 9000 workstations and business systems .
21 Accordingly , the court had now assumed responsibility for the welfare of the girl and the Official Solicitor had become her legal guardian .
22 Governments today undertake responsibility for the discharge of a vast and complex range of functions — from the organisation and administration of the armed services to the provision of education for persons of all ages .
23 However , a PFLP-GC statement broadcast by Al-Quds on Feb. 7 pointed out that it had never claimed responsibility for the attack .
24 He had publicly claimed responsibility for the theft of arms and ammunition from the South African Air Force headquarters in April and for bomb attacks on offices of the National Party .
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