Example sentences of "refused [verb] responsibility for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Think about times when you have blamed others , or refused to take responsibility for your life . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ George Bush took credit for every victory around the world , but refused to take responsibility for any problem here at home . ’ |