Example sentences of "[am/are] responsible for [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You have n't forgotten you 're responsible for getting the tree , have you ? ’
2 Not only will this worsen the symptoms of ‘ jet-lag ’ and any problems associated with shift-work but also it impairs the effectiveness of many systems which are responsible for controlling the body .
3 The major changes in their economic position which began in the late nineteenth century and have lasted until the present , essentially are responsible for creating the dependence of younger people which now appears such a natural part of human life .
4 If this is not a practical reality , then any effort to counter discrimination against older consumes must come from the other side of the fence ; from manufactures of user-friendly products , from retailers in the way they present goods for sale , and from those who are responsible for creating the environment in which shops trade .
5 But it does urge all who are responsible for ordering the worship of parish churches to be sensitive to the variety of people who constitute our congregations .
6 As chairman you are responsible for calling the meeting , holding it together , and devising an effective way of working .
7 Sec. you are responsible for calling the meeting .
8 The company 's executive managers are responsible for managing the organization that is set up , not necessarily for managing the change work itself .
9 Among innumerable other tasks they are responsible for stamping the lead or paper seals which enclose wine bottle corks .
10 The authorities of the member state that authorises a company are responsible for supervising the company with reference to these essential requirements .
11 Subsequently the contemnor complained to the local authority that they had not served the committal order on him personally and had failed to comply with the instruction issued by the Clerk of the Rules , that ‘ in all cases the applicant 's solicitors are responsible for serving the committal order ’ and that in consequence the order should be set aside .
12 In all cases the applicant 's solicitors are responsible for serving the committal order . ’
13 This exercise ties in with the " Retaining The Angle " exercises and also helps to develop the left Latissimus Dorsi , Trapezius and Triceps muscles , which are responsible for starting the downswing .
14 Subject to the quality of the opportunity confines of confidentiality required by a vendor , MAS specialists are responsible for maximising the exposure of each opportunity .
15 Conventions of the Constitution are most aptly described as rules that are considered binding by and upon those who are responsible for making the Constitution work , but rules that are not enforced by the courts or by the presiding officers in either house of Parliament .
16 Actually the ganglion cells are responsible for preprocessing the information in sophisticated ways before relaying it to the brain , and in some ways the word " interface " does n't do justice to this .
17 At the meetings , held at Barlaston , Johnson Brothers and Royal Tuscan , Robin introduced brand directors Mark van Dyck ( Wedgwood ) and Robin Jamieson ( Johnson Brothers ) who , together with David Butler ( Coalport , Mason 's Ironstone , Waterford and Peter Rabbit ) are responsible for co-ordinating the marketing , advertising and product development of our brands and product ranges worldwide .
18 Moreover recent events at Sellafield indicate that that enforcement apparatus is more likely to be used against environmentally-conscious groups such as Greenpeace at the behest of public bodies like BNFL which are responsible for inflicting the damage on the environment in the first place .
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