Example sentences of "refuse [verb] responsibility for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I look at her in surprise and she shrugs gracelessly , as if she were refusing to take responsibility for her indolence rather than her zeal . |
| 2 | But while pleased , Mr Elton was scathing about Trade Secretary Nicholas Ridley 's response to the Ombudsman 's report to which the Government refused to accept responsibility for the affair . |
| 3 | Then an attempted entry to a local authority hairdressing course went embarrassingly wrong ; it finished with Mrs Finni having to spell out her daughter 's handicap to students and a flustered teacher who eventually refused to accept responsibility for a girl who could never be left alone in the classroom . |
| 4 | Such an addition could well be implied into the contract by the court anyway , in instances where the seller refused to recognise responsibility for a defect even though he was clearly responsible , so that the refusal amounted to clear unreasonableness or even bad faith . |
| 5 | Think about times when you have blamed others , or refused to take responsibility for your life . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ George Bush took credit for every victory around the world , but refused to take responsibility for any problem here at home . ’ |
| 7 | All men refuse to take responsibility for their actions at some time or other during their lives , and some men so consistently shirk their duty that they present more the appearance of overgrown children than of adults . |