Example sentences of "they were responsible for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The position of the Central Authority was strong : they were responsible for the Boards as a whole breaking-even over a period of years ; their approval was required for capital and current expenditure ; and they raised the capital and controlled the reserves and bank-balances of the Boards . |
| 2 | The Burgundians thought that eating too many potatoes caused leprosy , the Prussians believed that they were responsible for the dreaded consumption , whilst the Russians simply said that they were food sent from the devil . |
| 3 | For the most part they took over existing routes , though in the hillier parts of the country they were responsible for the making of entirely new stretches of road where the older roads tackled gradients suitable only for foot-passengers and pack-horses . |
| 4 | They were responsible for the revolution and their rejection of the authority of Tsar , bourgeoisie and moderate socialists alike , and their sustained assault upon the State and private property , is celebrated as one of the greatest expressions of man 's striving for liberty . |
| 5 | It has questioned how far they were in a position to ‘ smuggle in ’ alien dogmas and indoctrinate the masses , and how far they were responsible for the development of class consciousness among workers . |
| 6 | Again , he failed to appreciate that the conspicuous consumption which was the fruit of successful emulation was not as invariably absurd as he made out , or that in the course of history world-wide they were responsible for the greatest architecture and other manifestations of high art . |
| 7 | It was the closest we had come to the outside world in nearly four months yet they were responsible for the oil which glossed the harbour and had killed the coral . |
| 8 | This shift in emphasis has taken place partly because the restrictions on the use of organo-chloride pesticides introduced in the 1960s have enabled some of the more extreme threats to wildlife preservation to recede and partly because pesticide manufacturers countered nature conservationist claims that they were responsible for the reduction in bird population by arguing that hedgerow and woodland removal could be the prime culprits . |
| 9 | They were responsible for the complete show , which was why stories of stars giving notes to other actors or ordering changes in sets and costumes were not just examples of megalomania , but the desire to maintain the overall standard of whatever production they put their names to . |
| 10 | The prosecution admitted that Gbagbo and his coaccused had not themselves committed any crimes , but argued that they were responsible for the violence committed that day . |