Example sentences of "[noun pl] have a [adj] responsibility " in BNC.

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1 Schools have a professional responsibility to offer guidance to young people in transition to work .
2 Richer countries had a special responsibility " in view of the pressures their societies place on the global environment " .
3 Richer countries had a special responsibility " in view of the pressures their societies place on the global environment " .
4 Parents have a tremendous responsibility to know how and what their children are being taught .
5 So I believe that the people making films have a strong responsibility to foster thought to the general public .
6 The Banks had a moral responsibility to retain jobs .
7 Instructors and senior pilots have a big responsibility to pass on their experience and knowledge and to look out for poor airmanship and flying techniques in others which could lead to mishaps in the future .
8 This is remarkable as the universities have a statutory responsibility for this year and it is an integral part of medical education that is required before full registration with the GMC .
9 However the case law of the European Court makes it clear that , irrespective of how undertakings become dominant , such undertakings have a special responsibility not to allow their conduct to impair genuine undistorted competition within the Common Market .
10 However , given that only social workers have a legal responsibility to investigate allegations , and other professionals ( e.g. priests ) may be under an obligation to protect confidentiality , social services face the dilemma of undertaking the ‘ lead agency ’ role , while having no authority to insist that other professionals pass on information to them .
11 Anticipating his discussions in London later yesterday with Mrs Thatcher , the Soviet Foreign Minister said that the four Berlin powers had a continuing responsibility to preserve peace in Europe .
12 The radical changes which are taking place in the pensions industry mean that actuaries have a growing responsibility to ensure that desirable objectives — such as easily transferable pensions — are achievable in practice .
13 Individual managers have a special responsibility to ensure that staff in looking forward to future alternative arrangements do not neglect to do what they have to do , now and in the near future , prudently and safely .
14 Britain 's 56 area Probation Committees have a statutory responsibility for the efficient carrying out the work of the Probation Service , mainly through delegated management by the chief probation officer .
15 Therefore , central banks in most LDCs have a statutory responsibility to promote the growth of financial institutions so that the latter can mobilise and channel the community 's savings into planned investment .
16 In the decentralizing of money management , ambiguities also arose in connection with buildings ( where were the dividing lines between repairs , maintenance and improvements ? ) and in personnel ( did governors have a different responsibility for teachers in contrast to non-teachers ? ) .
17 On Oct. 26 , 1989 , the House of Lords , sitting as the final court of appeal , ruled that while the ITC and its members had a moral responsibility to its creditors , the creditors had no contractual claims under English law against the 22 member states of the ITC .
18 Farmers in the DRAs have a special responsibility in this regard , not only because the land is often subjected to greater hydrological and climatic stress but also because farming is by far the major economic and social factor in such areas .
19 Because building societies have a statutory responsibility to present statements of the source and application of funds , FRS 1 , Cash Flow Statements , does not apply to them .
20 Wardens had a general responsibility for keeping the king 's peace within his bailiwick , and in times of rebellion or disturbance he was naturally an important buttress of royal authority .
21 ‘ Humanism is a positive philosophy — it believes human beings have a moral responsibility to care for each other . ’
22 Central government is there to set the boundaries to local government activity , to give advice , to set minimum standards and give financial assistance , especially to poorer areas , but local authorities have a distinct responsibility to develop services in their own way , setting their own priorities .
23 ‘ If the groups do n't have the training facilities and infrastructure to enable them to tender for contracts , then local authorities have a clear responsibility to give information and provide training so they can ’ .
24 The Churches have a clear responsibility to be a mouthpiece for those who do n't have a platform .
25 Archaeologists have a clear responsibility : until the information contained in those records is made available to other archaeologists , and to the general public , the excavation is not complete : the information is still as inaccessible as if the site had never been excavated , and the records themselves might just as well be buried .
26 I ca n't get under trying to change the perceptions of white policemen but I do believe that black policemen have a strong responsibility to protect their people .
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