Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] be responsible for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An inquiry into the crash concluded in December that pilot error had been responsible for the accident [ see also p. 37898 ] . |
| 2 | The EIA have been responsible for the ban in the ivory trade , and their campaign on the plight of captured wild birds has resulted in 74 major airlines refusing to co-operate in the transport of wild birds . |
| 3 | It is true that oceanic , river , lake , and only rudimentary land transport had been responsible for the extension of Christendom and the transfer of Iberian culture to Latin America and elsewhere , for the establishment of Dutch power in the East , British hegemony in India , French authority in North Africa , and the carving out of the great territories of white settlement . |
| 4 | The government 's assurances came amidst reports that US officials , meeting with the Crown Prince in March , had submitted evidence showing that one of his sons and a nephew had been responsible for the organization of anti-Palestinian " death squads " . |
| 5 | Partly because the First Army had not seen service since 1814 ( the Second Army having been responsible for the victories of 1828 – 9 in the Balkans ) , the Russian advance into Poland was hesitant . |
| 6 | One of the most interesting features of the building is the Trivulzio chapel through which the basilica is entered , its position on the original façade of the church having been responsible for the loss of the early , Romanesque , frontage . |
| 7 | That one 14-year-old has been responsible for the loss of cars to the value of £2.5 million in the last year alone . |
| 8 | As the Conservative party has been in power for 12 years , who does the Prime Minister think is responsible for the economic and social malaise ? |
| 9 | For a time she had even innocently believed that Luke 's father 's recent death had been responsible for the anger she had sensed in him , until she gradually grew aware that it was something personal , directed at her , his dealings with most of the station 's personnel characterised by charm , his impatience with any inadequacies purely professional . |
| 10 | Rabah Kebir , a senior figure in the Islamic Salvation Front ( FIS ) who had reportedly escaped from house arrest in August and was said to be attempting to form an Islamist government in exile , said in an interview with Le Monde of Sept. 18 that the FIS wanted a dialogue with the government , and denied that the party had been responsible for the Algiers airport bombing , or for the assassination in June of the former HCS President , Mohamed Boudiaf [ see p. 38981 ] . |