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US
/ɹiˈspɑnsəbəɫ/
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[ UK /ɹɪspˈɒnsəbəl/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪspˈɒnsəbəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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being the agent or cause
termites were responsible for the damage
determined who was the responsible party -
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
a responsible adult
the cabinet is responsible to the parliament
responsible journalism
a responsible position
the captain is responsible for the ship's safety -
having an acceptable credit rating
a responsible borrower
How To Use responsible In A Sentence
- The Eurasian and Laurentide Ice Sheets were responsible for most of the glacio-eustatic decrease in sea level (about 120 m) during the LGM. The pattern of postglacial isostatic rebound suggests that the ice was thickest over Hudson Bay. Arctic climate variability prior to 100 years BP
- A good deal of nonsense about the obsolescence of art is written by the less responsible fuglemen of science.
- Police believe a gang of up to five men were responsible for a raid on a Melksham store in which hundreds of pounds were stolen from an unlocked office.
- Sjogren's syndrome "targets and destroys over time the exocrine glands responsible for tear production and saliva -- and is characterized by dryness of the mouth and eyes," said Dr. Michael Belmont, an associate professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology at NYU Langone Medical Center and medical director for Hospital for Joint Diseases. Why Sjogren's syndrome caused Williams to quit U.S. open
- The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is responsible for internal security, for counter-espionage, for counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism.
- History will tell whether those responsible will be held accountable for their crimes.
- In other words, he was responsible for formal receptions - known as levees - and dinners.
- He infected mice and rabbits with Trypanosoma gondii, the parasite responsible for the dreaded sleeping sickness, then injected the animals with chemical derivatives to determine if any of them could halt the infection. The Emperor of All Maladies
- The idea was that the content server was responsible for providing a daily reverse-chronologic list of pages that had changed. Scripting News for 4/13/2007 « Scripting News Annex
- The rebels were responsible for the mass murder of 400 civilians.