Example sentences of "were [verb] responsible for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence the constant , and eventually often vain , calls of the leaders of such new states to surmount ‘ tribalism ’ , ‘ communalism ’ , or whatever forces were made responsible for the failure of the new inhabitants of the Republic of X to feel themselves to be primarily patriotic citizens of X rather than members of some other collectivity . |
| 2 | Local authorities were made responsible for the welfare of the handicapped under the National Assistance Act of 1948 . |
| 3 | These authorities were made responsible for the ‘ catechetical instruction ’ of children in elementary schools , according to their parents ' denomination . |
| 4 | PKK guerrillas based in Iraq were believed responsible for an Oct. 7 attack in which automatic weapons were used to kill 11 Turkish soldiers in the Cukurca district of Hakkari province . |
| 5 | The United States and United Kingdom authorities on Nov. 13 announced that they had filed charges against two Libyan nationals who were believed responsible for the bomb which exploded on an aircraft over Lockerbie , Scotland , in 1988 . |
| 6 | The 1932 Conference reflected a radical reaction to the defeat of 1931 and particularly to bankers , who were held responsible for the financial collapse in Britain and throughout the Western world . |