Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] responsibility [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such apparent complacency stung the voters and , in a way , it was the epitaph of the Labour government and its attempt to share responsibility with the unions . |
| 2 | In consequence , the Joint Contract Tribunal ( JCT ) extended their terms of reference to assume responsibility for the production of standard forms of subcontract and at the same time enlarged their membership by inviting the two main subcontractors ' organisations to become constituent bodies . |
| 3 | It was expected to lead to the appointment of an impartial body to determine responsibility for the conflict . |
| 4 | Each member state has designated a particular body to take responsibility for the comparability work . |
| 5 | Education Secretary John Patten has appointed a new governing body to take responsibility for the college . |
| 6 | Now the Department of Energy is in the ludicrous position of trying to persuade the SSEB to accept responsibility for the Scottish plutonium , currently unseparated from the rest of the spent fuel , while the CEGB is under pressure to take responsibility for the Kent plutonium . |
| 7 | Following the report in early 1990 by accountants Coopers and Lybrand into the activities of offshore financial businesses in the UK 's Caribbean dependent territories , it was agreed in talks in May between UK government officials and the Chief Minister , Emile Gumbs , that Anguilla 's Constitution would be amended ( by Order in Council within the next few months ) to allow the Governor to assume responsibility for the offshore financial sector . |
| 8 | support a continued moratorium on hunting the great whales , and push for a similar body to the International Whaling Commission to take responsibility for the 66 small cetaceans currently unprotected |
| 9 | Subsequently , the government responded to public pressure and provided for an elected single-purpose authority to take responsibility for the ILEA ( see below ) . |
| 10 | The first issue concerned whether the government 's new-found commitment to community economic development actually represented an attempt by the government to shift responsibility for the structural problems being experienced in so-called deprived communities onto members of these communities . |
| 11 | Now the Department of Energy is in the ludicrous position of trying to persuade the SSEB to accept responsibility for the Scottish plutonium , currently unseparated from the rest of the spent fuel , while the CEGB is under pressure to take responsibility for the Kent plutonium . |
| 12 | The involvement of the ministry led Finance Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to accept a 10 per cent cut in his salary for three months in order to assume responsibility for the scandal . |
| 13 | For 15 years he served as warehouse foreman before stepping down from that position to take responsibility of the new pre-mix plant . |
| 14 | Mr. Kinnock has challenged the Prime Minister to take responsibility for the recession . |