Example sentences of "[adj] for cause the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a car is unlawfully taken and then returned in a damaged state , it seems absolutely right that the person or persons responsible for taking it should be assumed to be responsible for causing the damage unless they can prove the contrary . |
| 2 | Should any payment be made to you or any member of your party by us in any of the circumstances referred to in this section , we reserve the right to claim in your place against the person or organisation responsible for causing the illness , injury or death . |
| 3 | It was pure idiocy for countries to destroy each other on account of the few responsible for causing the war ; ‘ there was always talk of a long peace , and things were only really being made ready for this war . ’ |
| 4 | Where there has been a gang fight , as a result of which one of the participants is injured , it is sometimes impossible to prove who was responsible for causing the injury ( because of the general mêleé , and because of identification difficulties when the incident occurred at night ) . |
| 5 | Research on the family has enabled scientists to identify a defective gene responsible for causing the disease . |
| 6 | There have been growing fears that aluminium could be responsible for causing the disease , with leading experts calling for reductions in the metal in drinking water . |