Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] responsible for [det] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It is a famous question whether the well-deserving historian Manetho was responsible for either of these theories . |
| 4 | These ‘ ills ’ of industrial society are responsible for much of the illness experienced by its members . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | While the IFL were responsible for some of the outrage , BUF members were behind much of the increased conflict . |
| 7 | The Engineers School is responsible for many of the Empire 's technical innovations over the past few centuries . |
| 8 | 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 . |