Example sentences of "[Wh det] [be] responsible for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Although such improvement has been vigorously promoted by the North of Scotland College of Agriculture ( which is responsible for agricultural extension and training in the area ) , the response has , after some initial enthusiasm , been extremely disappointing .
2 Although Denmark retains responsibility for foreign affairs , the judiciary and the monetary system of the Faroe Islands , the islands have their own government ( Landsstyret or Landsstyrid ) which is responsible for internal affairs , including fisheries .
3 Although Denmark retains responsibility for the Faroe Islands in respect of foreign affairs , defence , the judiciary and the monetary system , the islands have their own government ( Landsstyret or Landsstryrid ) which is responsible for internal affairs , including fisheries .
4 There is a National Council of Ministers appointed by the AFRC , which is responsible for federal administration .
5 There is a National Council of Ministers , appointed by the AFRC , which is responsible for federal administration .
6 Sufferers who can not register with a local dentist will be referred to the Family Health Services Authority — which is responsible for dental treatment .
7 The ‘ bibliographical division ’ is divided into subject groups , each of which is responsible for professional duties in one service point of the authority , and also for all the bibliographical responsibilities in the subject field allocated to it .
8 A spokesman for Essex County Council , which is responsible for social services supporting the elderly , handicapped and those on low incomes , said it was impossible for the county council to comment on something political .
9 While for education there is a major department of state , the Department of Education and Sciences which is responsible for national policy and the relationship between the centre and the local authorities , the personal social services is only the smallest of the three policy concerns of the Department of Health and Social Security .
10 Vasectomy has no effect on the male sex organs — testes prostate gland , penis , nor on the secretion of the male sex hormone which is responsible for masculine qualities .
11 Nor did the kingship make for singleminded action on the battlefield : Sparta found ways of getting round the more obvious difficulties of dual command , but a king could always be brought to book by the oligarchic element ( the gerousia or council of elders , which was responsible for political trials ) or by the democratic — the Assembly , which could fine a king and limit his powers ( cp. p. 161 for Agis in 418 ) .
12 The State Security Committee ( KGB ) , which was responsible for Soviet border defences , rushed border guard reinforcements to the Azerbaijan-Iran border on Jan. 3 amid reports that attacks on border installations had spread and now threatened the entire 800 km frontier .
13 It appeared that within the organization was a secret group which was responsible for extra-legal anti-semitic ‘ excitement ’ .
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