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Example sentences of "responsible for the death " in BNC.

No	Sentence
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 .
22	A closed hearing held in February this year concluded that no-one could be held responsible for the death .
23	‘ No , you see , Lady Woodleigh , it was not Miss Abernethie who was responsible for the death of Jack who went up the hill .
24	‘ 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 .
25	Herod Antipas was the ruler responsible for the death of John the Baptist .
26	It was felt that Manson and his Family had not only been responsible for the death of seven people , but also for the death of innocence , and suddenly hippies were n't cute or funny any more .
27	Local sources insisted that all the dead had been unarmed and that they had been attacked with sharpened spades and a noxious gas , which had itself been responsible for the death of two women .
28	Think of that , Sir Edmund , before you sit at my table and hint about who was responsible for the death of your secretary !
29	It had been announced in mid-December 1989 that police were investigating allegations that Zhivkov 's son Vladimir Zhivkov was responsible for the death in suspicious circumstances in 1988 of Tatyana Tityanova , a television announcer , and that Zhivkov 's grandson Todor Slavkov had escaped prosecution after taking part in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in July 1988 .
30	On April 25 , 1989 , the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court ordered the release of 32 members of the Youth Congress ( I ) who were jailed for contempt after a demonstration in the State Assembly in March following remarks allegedly made by the General Secretary of the ruling Telugu Desam Party , Ashok Gajapathi Raju , that Rajiv Gandhi was responsible for the death of his mother Indira and had benefited from it .