Example sentences of "[vb pp] responsibility for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We need a conception of ourselves in the universe not as the master species but as the servant species : as the one being given responsibility for the whole and for the good of the whole . |
| 2 | In 1902 the county councils were given responsibility for the planning and provision of secondary education . |
| 3 | British Rail has accepted responsibility for the accident and will be starting its own internal inquiry tomorrow . |
| 4 | Italy has refused responsibility for the waste and Turkey " has no wish to jeopardise its relations with a country which could help it to enter the European Community " . |
| 5 | It was as if a genius creator , after six days ' labour , had become uninterested in his achievement and had delegated responsibility for the rule and administration of his work to a band of bureaucrats — a tireless bunch of imbeciles , lacking compassion , who justified their role in the scheme of things by ceaselessly inventing trials for man , to keep him on his toes . |