Example sentences of "take [adv prt] responsibility for [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 Where accommodation is provided for a child ordinarily resident in the area of another local authority , the home authority may take over responsibility for accommodating the child within three months of receiving written notification of the situation ( s20(2) ) .
2 But as her husband 's health declined she took on responsibility for maintaining the farm and orchard which was the family 's main source of income .
3 Prime Minister Nicholas Brathwaite took over responsibility for Planning from Brizan and passed his own Information portfolio to Carlyle Glean , the Minister of Education , Culture , Youth Affairs and Sport .
4 The risk of the Kantineservice decision is that , although there is no true transfer of an undertaking when the franchisor is changed , the person acquiring the franchise may be seen as taking over responsibility for running the undertaking and will normally retain the original employees .
5 Ingres is now under the firm charge of ex-DEC European chief and now ASK Group president Pier Carlo Falotti , replacing Dennis McGinn who has taken over responsibility for developing strategic partners for the company .
6 It may be useful for family health services authorities within the zone to take on responsibility for arranging early retirement packages , where these could be shown to be in the interests of the service .
7 ‘ This is an exciting and challenging time to take on responsibility for leading the firm , ’ Mr Freedman said .
8 Why would you want to take over responsibility for handling run-time errors ? when BBCBASIC(Z80) detects a run-time error , it reports it and RETURNS TO THE COMMAND MODE .
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