Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [verb] responsible for the " in BNC.

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1 A feud between the Medellín and Cali cartels was thought responsible for the massacre of 22 workers on a ranch near Cali on Sept. 25 .
2 Hence the constant , and eventually often vain , calls of the leaders of such new states to surmount ‘ tribalism ’ , ‘ communalism ’ , or whatever forces were made responsible for the failure of the new inhabitants of the Republic of X to feel themselves to be primarily patriotic citizens of X rather than members of some other collectivity .
3 Local authorities were made responsible for the welfare of the handicapped under the National Assistance Act of 1948 .
4 These authorities were made responsible for the ‘ catechetical instruction ’ of children in elementary schools , according to their parents ' denomination .
5 The paragraph reads like a prelude to a claim that the solicitors be made responsible for the loss .
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