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

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1 With ministerial support they could have more financial control over juniors ' posts and be responsible for verifying the information that units give to purchasers .
2 I would also be responsible for financing the trip with respect to fuel , ferries , extra food and insurance , though several regimental charities gave donations .
3 Offers of help have been pouring in from all quarters , with the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum , Elizabeth Esteve-Coll putting her conservation department at the ready to assist , and the Secretary of State for National Heritage , Peter Brooke , conceded that his department would be responsible for financing the repair bill .
4 He will be responsible for managing the association and ensuring residential , nursing and holiday homes operate efficiently .
5 If a car is unlawfully taken and then returned in a damaged state , it seems absolutely right that the person or persons responsible for taking it should be assumed to be responsible for causing the damage unless they can prove the contrary .
6 There have been growing fears that aluminium could be responsible for causing the disease , with leading experts calling for reductions in the metal in drinking water .
7 In practice the best reason for asking advice is to enlist the interest of those who might eventually be responsible for implementing the decision .
8 No-one can , say , stop the pipes from bursting : but if you have sorted out in advance who will be responsible for organising the emergency repairs , much time and anguish , as well as money , may be saved .
9 Badgers like these , appealing as they are , could be responsible for spreading the lung disease TB to cattle .
10 According to Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine , the committee will be responsible for advising the government on issues such as environmental regulation , and for providing guidance to the business community .
11 If on the other hand , you marry a man who already has a home and a mortgage , both of which are in his name alone , you will not be responsible for repaying the loan if he falls behind with the payments .
12 In Hinduism there is a burden placed on women to be responsible for protecting the community from their potential ‘ pollution ’ .
13 The Test Manager for the sub-system which is being tested when the problem is encountered will be responsible for recording the problem .
14 Under the coup plan , Habib Olahi would be responsible for running the country 's whole electric grid , taking over key factories if necessary .
15 Within the BEA , a Central Authority would be responsible for running the power stations and the Grid transmission system , but the distribution and sales functions to the eleven million consumers were to be decentralised to fourteen Area Electricity Boards , each with their own local board appointed by the Minister .
16 Monitoring stations will test pollution levels and an international committee based in Magdeburg , in eastern Germany , is to be responsible for directing the cleaning operation
17 The overseas office of an MNP is in a slightly different position ; the solicitors practising from that office ( including all the solicitor partners , whether resident overseas or not ) are governed by the Solicitors ' Overseas Practice Rules 1990 , and solicitor partners will be responsible for ensuring the office 's compliance .
18 He also said that Carnogursky would be responsible for co-ordinating the work of the Ministries of Education , Culture , Health , and Labour and Social Affairs , and for dealing with issues connected with the national minorities .
19 MAS will be responsible for co-ordinating the delivery of these services and those provided by other professionals ( for example , lawyers and surveyors ) .
20 Once the clinical terms project is complete the NHS Centre for Coding and Classification will be responsible for keeping the thesaurus up to date , and the drug database will be updated monthly .
21 Bowden as Leader of the House would be responsible for informing the House .
22 You ca n't , one flat 's not gon na be responsible for having the hall lit up all night long which it will be and then length of time , unless it 's on a timer switch .
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