Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] responsible for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The frescos also had high carbon levels , and these were responsible for the darkening of the paintings . |
| 2 | Quite often Catholic groups gave support to Franco against the Socialist Republican government , on the grounds that the latter was responsible for the burning of churches and the murdering of Catholics . |
| 3 | The latter was responsible for the track , its foundations and the paving , while the Company provided the electrical equipment , together with the power station , depot and cars . |
| 4 | One of those was responsible for the biggest earthquake of this century . ’ |
| 5 | By such means it is possible , within the Lancashire Coal Measures for example , to demonstrate that very rapid sedimentation alternated with very slow sedimentation and that the former was responsible for the bulk of at least some parts of the record . |
| 6 | The eruption did not stop after the destruction of the city , though , and the nuee that was responsible for the tragedy was in volcanic terms a relatively minor affair and it was by no means the last from Mt Pelee . |
| 7 | In her heart of hearts she had blamed Paul for his unrelenting pressure , but it was her own weakness , her failure to stand up to him , that was responsible for the situation . |