Example sentences of "responsible for the deaths " in BNC.
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| 1 | In March , a judicial inquest into the death of 42 people in Sebokeng township in September 1990 concluded with the presiding judge finding members of the South African Defence Force criminally responsible for the deaths of four people and rejected claims that the concerned were provoked to shoot in self-defence . |
| 2 | Leaders of ambulance crews argue that their industrial action , in protest at a 6.5 per cent pay offer , has exposed the lack of personnel which may have been responsible for the deaths . |
| 3 | Dawson and Slooten discovered that these nylon monofilament gill-nets , up to 3000 metres ( 9750 feet ) in length , were responsible for the deaths of far more dolphins than had ever been officially reported , and that the local dolphin population was in fact declining rapidly . |
| 4 | ‘ Vernage was directly responsible for the death of my husband and , as far as I am concerned , indirectly responsible for the deaths of both my parents . |
| 5 | And lastly , but by no means least , are the tsunami effects , vast tidal waves usually generated by undersea earthquakes : those tsunami have been responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people at a time when they struck low-lying coastal areas . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ They could have been responsible for the deaths of Cosmas and Damien , ’ I added . |
| 7 | I am responsible for the deaths he has listed . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ In which case , ’ Sir Richard replied meekly , ‘ I must also be responsible for the deaths of Vechey and Brampton . |
| 9 | In some ways I was more reckless and exposed myself to danger because I felt we had to come out and prove that the Government was responsible for the deaths of all the students . |
| 10 | Will the right hon. Gentleman bluntly refute the despicable accusation that those taking part in the talks are responsible for the deaths of innocent people at the hands of the IRA ? |
| 11 | The principal demands were for a 50 per cent increase in wages and pensions , a six-hour working day ( and no night-shifts ) for women , and the bringing to justice of those responsible for the deaths in Shkodër in April [ see p. 38160 ] . |
| 12 | Finance Minister Barend du Plessis defended the right of the NP to hold the rally , and accused Terreblanche of being responsible for the deaths . |
| 13 | It was estimated that in 1990 Japan 's drift net fishery was responsible for the deaths of 41,000,000 sea creatures other than those it was seeking to catch . |
| 14 | In addition to causing severe damage , the floods were responsible for the deaths of at least five people . |
| 15 | The German state prosecutor 's office announced on April 8 that tests conducted on the bones of a man who died in Brazil in 1979 confirmed that the body ( discovered in 1985 — see p. 33759 ) was that of Josef Mengele , the so-called " Angel of Death " held responsible for the deaths of 400,000 prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Second World War . |
| 16 | Several prominent political and religious leaders spoke at the service and were united in their calls for the government to take firm and speedy action against those responsible for the deaths . |
| 17 | In pursuing their brand of communism , the Khmers Rouges were responsible for the deaths of perhaps Im people , a seventh of the population . |
| 18 | ‘ But it has been responsible for the deaths of at least three good men and may cause the deaths of others , including our own . ’ |
| 19 | Farmers ' groups and FMC claim that the proposed restrictions are the most stringent in the country , but Virginia 's environmental groups and the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries are seeking a complete ban on the pesticide , which is responsible for the deaths of more than two million birds a year , including bald eagles who feed on smaller dead birds which have been poisoned . |
| 20 | Figures released by the Service claimed that a mere 10 per cent of the Japanese drift-net fleet was responsible for the deaths of 1,758 whales and dolphins , 81,956 blue sharks , 30,464 seabirds and more than three million non-target fish , including salmon . |
| 21 | But in 1990 , it was estimated that Japan 's drift net fishery was responsible for the deaths of 41 million sea creatures other than those it was seeking to catch . |