Example sentences of "was responsible for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was responsible for a major reform of Government administration , including a new public service act , which helped to facilitate the rapid localisation of the civil service . |
| 2 | There were those who might doubt the beneficial character of revived kingship ; but no one could quarrel with Map 's view that Louis was responsible for a major change of direction in the history of France . |
| 3 | By their statement of claim the council claimed , inter alia , ( i ) that the council was the county council for Derbyshire and pursuant to statute was responsible for a wide range of governmental and administrative functions in Derbyshire , and in particular the investment and control of the superannuation fund ; ( ii ) that in those issues of ‘ The Sunday Times ’ the third and fourth defendants falsely and maliciously wrote and the first and second defendants falsely and maliciously printed and published , or caused to be written , printed or published of and concerning the council and of and concerning the council in the way of its discharge of its responsibility for the investment and control of the superannuation fund ; ( iii ) by reason of the words published in the articles the council had been injured in its credit and reputation and had been brought into public scandal , odium and contempt , and had suffered loss and damage . |
| 4 | As assistant principal Eva was responsible for a great deal of the curriculum . |
| 5 | The report of an official inquiry , published in January , had said that Gueï was responsible for a violent raid on a student hostel in May 1991 [ see pp. 38278-79 ] and had specifically called for his immediate punishment . |
| 6 | POLICE say a young loner who claimed feminists had ruined his life was responsible for a bloody shooting spree at a Montreal university in which 14 women were killed . |
| 7 | POLICE say a young loner who claimed feminists had ruined his life was responsible for a bloody shooting spree at a Montreal university in which 14 women were killed . |
| 8 | Topstock paused for a moment and then said , ‘ I think he was responsible for a good many of the Society 's priests . |
| 9 | Over the years , the Schools Council was responsible for a prodigious output of reports and materials on every aspect of the school curriculum . |
| 10 | One Los Angeles pesticide manufacturer alone was responsible for a continuous discharge of DDT at sewer outfalls for 20 years , dumping almost 250 kg ( 550 lb ) per day into the ocean . |
| 11 | OLD , NEW , BORROWED , BLUE Fender ‘ 62 Vintage Re-issue This guitar was responsible for a spontaneous ‘ down tools ’ when it arrived here last week . |
| 12 | They drew attention to the difficulties of knowing which local authority was responsible for a particular service — especially in the county areas . |
| 13 | A SURGE in American exports to record levels was responsible for a dramatic improvement in February 's trade deficit to the lowest level in nearly nine years . |
| 14 | Otis engineer William Mulholland said that the lifts were checked regularly and claimed that vandalism or abuse was responsible for a large number of reported breakdowns . |
| 15 | Tommy McLean , the Fir Park boss , was responsible for a shrewd piece of business which saw his old Rangers colleague Davie Cooper join the Steelmen to add dashes of invention and experience . |
| 16 | So a single cold spell was responsible for a permanent change in the taste of English society in a way which is probably without parallel . |
| 17 | Unable to see out the operator inside was responsible for a few unintentional gropes during rehearsals ! |
| 18 | It 's been revealed that a prostitute who was found murdered was responsible for an eight year old boy dying of a drugs overdose . |
| 19 | Mathew believed that the war was responsible for an upward trend in homosexual behaviour and , together with Herbert Morrison , a policeman 's son , Labour right-winger and Home Secretary in the Attlee Government , sought to put an end to it . |
| 20 | In the meantime , I think David had come to realize that he was responsible for an enormous amount of business at RCA in the United Kingdom — something like 4% of their total gross was David Bowie products — and he was making an enormous amount of money but he did n't have anything . |
| 21 | Dr.Williams , it was said , ‘ was responsible for an intellectual awakening hitherto unknown ’ . |
| 22 | This continued to operate in the Treasury though no attempt was made to coordinate its activities with the Economic Section of the Cabinet Office which was responsible for the Economic Survey . |
| 23 | Finance Minister Thelmo Vargas , who was responsible for the economic austerity policies introduced in June 1990 [ see p. 37527 ] , resigned on Nov. 3 . |
| 24 | It had been operating a Ro-Ro service from inside the locks and undoubtedly was responsible for the major part of the heavy goods vehicle traffic . |
| 25 | Inside the church there is a plaque commemorating the baptism of Alessandro Manzoni on 8 August 1785 , and a fine altar surround by Ludovico Pogliahi , who was responsible for the central doors of the Duomo . |
| 26 | This new Lady is directed by actor and writer Simon Callow , who was responsible for the current London hit production of Carmen Jones . |
| 27 | Arguments raged then , and have done so ever since , whether or not the industry was responsible for the long-term destruction of much of the Weald 's best timber . |
| 28 | It had taken Carlson some time but he believed that he had finally worked out who was responsible for the ritualistic murders on the planet . |
| 29 | Since Andrew Storey was responsible for the expensive importation of Carl Krantz by the sponsors , there was obviously a good chance that he would be doing his public relations stuff in their tent . |
| 30 | I suspected it was Margaret , rather than the General , who was responsible for the continued mellowing of Red Leland . |