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.
Making all pupils feel they are valued and have a contribution to make to the school community is vital in helping children become responsible adults.
It was a responsible situation he felt for a boy of thirteen, and he meant to do his very best to keep it now that he had been lucky enough to get it; in the far-off future, too, he saw himself no longer the van-boy, but in the proud position now occupied by Joshua as driver, and this he considered, though a lofty, was by no means an unreasonable ambition. Our Frank and other stories
Its addition in minute amounts to the nucleoprotein tumor fraction, was expected to suppress the formation of the fibrillar halo if nucleic acids rather that the protein were responsible for the nerve growth promoting effect elicited by this fraction. Nobel Lecture The Nerve Growth Factor: Thirty-Five Years Later
Contrary to popular belief , he was not responsible for the tragedy.
There is a moral crime of the highest order being committed, and somebody is morally responsible.
It was responsible for the mid-air collision last month between a cargo plane and a Russian airliner.
CRU (Corporate Relations Unit) is responsible for developing long-term sponsorship partnerships with business organisations.
It appears that the burgesses as a group were responsible for payment of the Domesday custom and for later tallages and aids.
Who would be held responsible if this man offended again?
A stimulant action on the parasympathetic portion of the oculomotor nucleus (third cranial nerve) is responsible for pupillary miosis.
Nobody told you to flirt with me like a grown mature responsible adult man would do.
His domestic policy is unjust, inhumane, fiscally irresponsible, and amazingly uninformed.
The law obliges officials to review deals with firms found responsible for corruption. Times, Sunday Times
In that case, the physicians argued that the trial judge had erred in preferring one responsible body of professional opinion to another.
The spirochaete responsible for syphilis was only isolated in 1905 by the German zoologist Fritz Schaudinn.
The schedule shows the last tender as being at 3 a.m., with a warning that passengers will be responsible for any expense occurred by failing to re-embark before the set time for departure.
God is thus responsible for bringing into being the large-scale structure of the universe.
The tumultuous Cultural Revolution was chiefly responsible for the searing desire for change in China.
The itch to touch something rather than just look at it is responsible for more dissolved marriages than any other desire. Times, Sunday Times
Local governments are responsible for salting and gritting roads as they freeze.
At this stage we need to get input from the person responsible for doing this chunk of the project.
Safety reports have shown that management failures are responsible in most cases.
This alters the way in which one of the proteins in the retina—rhodopsin, a pigment responsible for night vision as well as blue-green color vision—behaves. Birdology
The department would also help people who had suffered the consequences of fire, resulting from uncleared invasive alien vegetation, to take civil action against those responsible.
Now, they hold him responsible for planning to destabilise the country.
And if some heartless creep makes rude remarks that hurt your friend, you are not responsible for his actions.
You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on. Oprah Winfrey
It had been a cold wet summer; he was 'feart' the owners would think he might have taken more care of some of the animals, especially of the young horses, and he mentioned certain ailments springing from damp and exposure for which he might be held responsible. The History of David Grieve
The man who's responsible for two of the most black-hearted exposés on psychological cruelty hadn't gone soft - just cheeky and satirical.
However, in some tropical and subtropical areas, some species are responsible for severe enteritis in calves.
That was helped, he said, by the fact that the local authorities responsible for the roads along the route were working on seven or eight projects involving key bottlenecks and pressure points.
A product manager is responsible for product profitability.
Kane sits on the group's bancassurance committee, representing insurance and investments, and he works alongside executive director Peter Ayliffe, who is responsible for retail banking.
Their friendly customer rep said that Geocities was responsible for at least notifying me of the billing, so I hope I have a leg to stand on when fighting this charge.
The term "administrator" is a generic title used to indicate the person who is responsible for enforcing the Uniform Securities Act in a state. Series 63, Series 65 Or Series 66?
This is the second time within a year that UW admin has been responsible for taking my home away from me.
The committee and officer will be responsible for selecting people from the community who will go for training in skills like building and carpentry before starting work on the projects.
Mandela added that economic development would, however, in the longer term undo the socio-economic conditions responsible for a large part of the problem of crime. ANC Daily News Briefing
Likewise, when they compare the high-speed TGV to the rickety transport system we have here, the value of a strong, responsible state becomes apparent.
Could lupilin be responsible for the hordes of passionate hopheads that seek ever-higher levels of hops in their IPAs?
the captain is responsible for the ship's safety
Only one paragraph made it into the case file seen by the independent reviewer, who is responsible for signing off on the methodology behind payouts. Times, Sunday Times
But for this title the historian is not responsible. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
The winner will be responsible for the payment of all tolls, congestion charges, parking or road traffic fines incurred during the loan period. The Sun
June 22nd, 2009 3: 51 pm ET this gut is a liberal clown and acted like a republican and cheated on his wife but he is not responsible because he is a hypocrite democrat. Villaraigosa to make announcement on Situation Room
While the children may have acted according to the simplicity of their nature and were not considered legally or morally responsible for their actions, the annalist implied that adults should have known better. A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
To any bladdery bloggers attending my talk this afternoon, I issue this solemn pledge -- I promise to let fly with at least one or two irresponsible comments that you will be able to jot down and get a butt-boil about later. Whiz Kid: James Wolcott
I have to applaud Chris for his miraculous, classy turn-around from drug-riddled dope fiend to responsible father and Broadway star.
It turned out that the pork op-ed was something of a prelude to another, larger attack on the local/sustainable food movement: his recently published book, Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly, in which he warns the reader of legions of rabid locavores who would build up irresponsible local food systems and disserve global ecology through their uber-local diets. Leslie Hatfield: Miles from Nowhere: Why Does James McWilliams Hate Local Food?
Xylem vessels, the vascular tubes responsible for water transport throughout the plant, are formed by tracheary elements.
The aim of this initiative is to raise awareness and encourage more responsible behaviour by dog owners in the county.
All personnel appointed to administer the Compact should be responsible to this committee.
Following on from that I began to shorten the overdubs to the point where the music became responsible for itself.
There is no suggestion that she was responsible for any alleged irregularities. Times, Sunday Times
She is responsible for the determination of wage levels within this company.
Ironically enough, debate continues over the division of labor and the artist responsible for the design of the central panel.
The insurance company is responsible for this case.
They wanted someone responsible to look after the place at night-time.
Yet young children, teenagers and irresponsible adults are carrying in hand and pocket highly explosive materials.
Although Time's editors were not in every instance necessarily responsible for the logodaedaly ascribed to them: the magazine served as the medium through which these coinages became known to millions. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XX No 1
Needless to say this evidence was used to refute the view that the gospel narratives are irresponsible fabrications.
I think they are evading their responsibility in a grossly irresponsible way.
Carpathia that he has often grumbled to the officers for what he called absurd precautions in lying to and wasting his time, which he regarded as very valuable; but after hearing of the Titanic's loss he recognized that he was to some extent responsible for the speed at which she had travelled, and would never be so again. The Loss of the S. S. Titanic Its Story and Its Lessons
Each individual person is responsible for his own arrangements.
I can understand a responsible Liberal minister deciding, ATC, not to open this can, but not without first tipping off the PM and probably not without tipping off the priviest part of the privy council the part that handles national security issues. Kory Teneycke, meet my tire iron.
Many obstacles to deinstitutionalisation still exist: psychiatrists have a very low threshold for hospital admission as they are held legally responsible for any misdoing by their patients.
The Cabinet is collectively responsible for policy.
Sooner or later,the time comes when we all must become responsible adults,and learn to give up what we want,so we can choose to do what is right.Of course,a life time of responsibility isn'e always easy,and as the years go on,it's a burden that can become too heavy for some to bear.But still we try to do what is best,what is good.Not only for ourselves,but for those we love.Yes,sooner or later we must all become responsible adults.No one knows this better than the young.
You must make yourself personally responsible for paying these bills.
We must be kind, courteous and responsible. Times, Sunday Times
For over 40 years he was one of the men responsible for literally bringing thousands of sick people to hospitals all over the country.
To a certain extent, we are all responsible for this tragic situation.
Given this bleak fiscal climate, these unfunded and underfunded mandates are irresponsible.
Fatherhood transformed him into a more responsible person.
It is the Marxist agenda that has seeped into our ruling caste - especially the Police and judiciary - that is whoilly responsible for what Fraser politely calls the 'fraying' (read wholesale destruction) of our social fabric. Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?
While some actors would resent never being able to shake off their past, John says he is proud to have been responsible for a character who is indelibly etched on the nation's psyche.
Successive Westminster governments are responsible for the above problems. Times, Sunday Times
In particular, where a stimulus is applied to the most rostrally situated regions, the cat adopts the normal posture for the physiological deposition of faeces; therefore the stimulus activates the skeletal musculature, which is innervated by the cerebrospinal axis, and which is also responsible for the abdominal muscular pressure. Walter Hess - Nobel Lecture
We can use genetic engineering techniques to isolate the gene that is responsible.
Therefore, as responsible, hard-working, right-thinking citizens, let us resolve to pull together and rally for the benefit of one another and for the good of our nation.
The counsel will have a lot to say about your foolhardy irresponsible actions.
He is also responsible for designing the new packaging for Polo mints and Fruit Pastilles.
As early as 1532, in a famous memorial meant for Clement VII, he called for the repression of the friars, priests, preachers, confessors, and books he saw as responsible for the spread of heretical ideas among the Italian populace.
The board is ultimately responsible for policy decisions.
In cases of apparent copycat crime, victims' families sometimes have sued movie or record companies on the theory that they are responsible for the crimes their products inspired.
You should negotiate with your attorney or accountant what steps are included in their fee and determine who will be responsible for out-of-pocket expenses such as notarial and registration fees. Setting up a business in Mexico
They are also responsible for imposing the conditions stipulated in the agreements.
To suggest otherwise is irresponsible scaremongering. Times, Sunday Times
To minimize risks, they would not be required to disarm the several militia groups responsible for recent massacres.
An action has been taken against Mr Warden Harding, on behalf of the almsmen, by a gentleman acting solely on public grounds, and it is to be argued that Mr Harding takes nothing but what he received as a servant of the hospital, and that he is not himself responsible for the amount of stipend given to him for his work. The Warden
The citizens of Athens recognized that responsible citizenship would not come about automatically; it had to be carefully cultivated.
They called instead for a morally serious art, which would teach responsible behaviour by example.
Likewise, it should be emphasized here that any attempt to compose a historical picture of the Patriarch and his work cannot be considered correct or proven, at least academically speaking, if it is based on the '' censorious '' texts of the time, which in many ways are irresponsible and historically dubious, and which essentially are nothing but libel. Orrologion
This was an exciting period in the molecular biology of adenovirus with the discoveries (a) that only one specific fragment of the genome, the E1 region, was responsible for oncogenic transformation; (b) that restriction endonuclease length polymorphism could be utilized to generate genetic maps; (c) the mapping of specific genes on the viral genome; and (d) generation of a viral map of sequences expressed as stable RNAs. Phillip A. Sharp - Autobiography
I was principally responsible for those studies. Times, Sunday Times
The buck stops with him. He is ultimately responsible for every aspect of the broadcast.
Inalienable rights are not a reward for responsible behaviour.
A typical meat-eating animal welfare advocate is personally responsible for the slaughter of twenty-two warm-blooded animals per year, 1,500 in an average lifetime.
They felt that they were the masters in their own workplace, responsible people. Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy
You are encouraged to help identify flotsam sources, get involved in local beach clean-ups and campaign for responsible disposal of waste by marine industries.
Efficiency improvements in cars are likely to be responsible for significant conservation of fuel in the next 10 years.
They expect you to be the responsible one. Times, Sunday Times
The monks were chiefly responsible for preserving this teaching, since it was largely directed to them.
And the loveable curmudgeon is responsible for most of literature's best quotations, maxims and aphorisms.
Even more than the treatment of pregnant women, the field of obstetrics was perceived as an exclusively female medical trade, practiced by women trained generally in oral traditions of midwifery. 90 The midwife was responsible for preparing the parturient woman and alleviating the pain and discomfort of the birthing process. A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
The genes responsible for producing HLAs are called major histocompatibility complexes, or MHCs. Priya Malhotra: Sex With Neanderthals: The Ultimate Immunity Boost
Sooner or later,the time comes when we all must become responsible adults,and learn to give up what we want,so we can choose to do what is right.Of course,a life time of responsibility isn'e always easy,and as the years go on,it's a burden that can become too heavy for some to bear.But still we try to do what is best,what is good.Not only for ourselves,but for those we love.Yes,sooner or later we must all become responsible adults.No one knows this better than the young.
For a reigning monarch, that might be considered irresponsible. BLOOD AGAINST THE SNOWS: The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty
Some parents believe that certain dietary substances and, in particular, certain artificial food colourings are responsible for their child's behaviour.
Deficit – An excuse to do anything really out of order, eg: "Yes, I did spill red wine on your new white carpet, but what you must remember is that Labour left that carpet with a deficit of red wine; my spillage was the only responsible course of action. The buzz words of 2010 explained
Anxiety can damage chromosomes responsible for a healthy immune system and shorten life by eight years. The Sun
I’m sure a whole lot more than leptin is responsible for the “post weight loss starvation response” , because not all of it responds to leptin replacement for example, the RQ, which is respiratory quotient, a measure of metabolic rate, does not return to normal after leptin replacement in post-weight reduced people. Gary Taubes responds | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
In our own solar system, the solar wind is responsible for shaping comets' tails and producing the Aurorae Borealis on Earth.
Telling them they have been lied to and mistreated is to ask them to frag their leaders; you are traitors to them and their leaders for engaging in this irresponsible speech.
Often attributed to excessive consumption of confectionery, though there is no evidence that dietary factors are responsible. The Dictionary of Nutritional Health
It would be irresponsible for me to downplay the magnitude of this crisis or assure you that everything is under control.
American adventurism is primarily responsible for creating most of the terrorist organizations in the world, who rise up in opposition to US hegemony. Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Before We Argue – Lets See If We Are Living In The Same Universe
First the food has to be broken up in the mouth, but that is not responsible for pepsis, but rather for eupepsia.
Gee, I sure wouldn't want to be the intern responsible for that bum tip.
The owner and the "surveyor" were the people responsible, and the plans, directions and details given to the workmen were astonishingly meager. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today
Certain people were responsible for stopping conflicts, and there were ways to deal with provocations and ways to make peace.
Firstly I would using say that the term treason is highly inappropiate and irresponsible. A Statement That Misrepresents Things
We believe that the offer is a responsible effort to meet the needs of contract faculty and graduate students in an extremely difficult economic climate. Could Osgoode Law Students Sue Over Strike? : Law is Cool
Ed Rendell said: "The mayor has taken a responsible action in pursuing this course. Harrisburg Asks State for Relief
As an appointee you’re responsible for making and maintaining any benefit claims.
Traditionally, government-appointed district auditors have been responsible for examining most local authority accounts.
So we figured out he had a wheat allergy, not enough to be called a celiac, but enough so that the irresponsible doctor and/or his sanctimonious nurse who recommended wheat fiber pills ought to be taken out and whipped! Fisking Repovich and Peterson | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
It was responsible for the mid-air collision last month between a cargo plane and a Russian airliner.
If the police were chasing the grey car, it was highly irresponsible, what with it being rush hour.
Apple's iPod has largely been responsible for the problems now faced by Sirius and XM -- problems which have been acerbated by the irresponsible over-spending on programming by Sirius's CEO Karmazin, who should not be bailed out by the FCC by allowing the merger. Charles Warner: My Hyperbole Was Wrong
Therefore, while we are not always to blame for their behavior, we are correct to feel responsible.
This bill is not responsible lawmaking.
At that time malwa was very famous in Kisenyi and I was responsible for spreading it all over Kampala. New Vision Frontpage News
He denied that he was responsible for the accident.
They were caught up with their own private demons - which it seemed I was responsible for unleashing.
Mites and ticks which feed on vertebrate hair or blood often carry disease organisms, such as spirochete bacteria, responsible for relapsing fever and Lyme disease.
So in this bill the Minister of Transport is to be held directly responsible when accidents happen.
The pistil and the stamen of the flowers are the specialized organs responsible for the reproductive processes.
I only hope that no one was injured because of the brief and regretted irresponsible neglect of my Civic Duty in reporting that which I believe to be criminal.
Next we set about trying to ascertain exactly which features and aspects of the environment were responsible for causing these effects.
He could never quite put his finger on who or what was responsible for all this.
Since then the cartel has been attempting to show how responsible it is and has favoured price over volume.
He knew that he was not responsible they were just innocent bystanders, he had done nothing wrong, what blame there was rested with other people.
The doctors responsible for children's heart surgery in Bristol provided convenient scapegoats.
Who is responsible for this terrible mess?
The players themselves are responsible for the stonewalling in their game. Times, Sunday Times
The poor weather was partly responsible for the crash.
And in case you missed it--and in the traditional media's habit of going monotonal when things like Obama's speech happen, you can certainly be forgiven if you did--this past monday Darcy Burner unveiled the Responsible Plan to end the war in Iraq PDF. Archive 2008-03-01
Moreover, it's responsible for inducing a leaguewide abandonment of the most entertaining play in football: the long bomb.
The public came to hold governments responsible for national economies. Politics, Planning and the State
Remember, that as the carrier, you remain legally responsible for the actions of your subcontract haulier.
The world's most populous country is responsible for about 40 per cent of global demand. Times, Sunday Times
For a few days, the big banks responsible for allocating the world's capital baulked at doing business with each other, fearful that their counterparts' credit would go bad.
It is also responsible for damaging other organs including the kidneys, eyes and brain. Times, Sunday Times
Such explanations fail to acknowledge the possibility that schools may a responsible for creating and sustaining disruptiveness.
Good drainage enhances an number of pedogenic processes of illuviation and eluviation that are responsible for the development of soil horizons. Soil
If the hirer were to give a specific order he would be responsible for harm resulting from negligent execution of the order, but he would be liable as a principal, not vicariously.
The pretext to begin circulating Perry's name for a presidential run will be easily established, and the Tea Partiers that he energized with his irresponsible talk of secession will slowly turn pragmatic and confront the question of who can win in 2012. James Moore: Yo, America. It's Texas. We Got Another One for Ya!
Last month's bad weather was responsible for the crop failure.
Robert Balfour, the convenor of the Scottish Landowners Federation, said it would be irresponsible to walk through a growing food crop.
Fourth, the harm for which the camp had been responsible did not end with obstruction of the highway. Times, Sunday Times
That disagreement, however, must be presented in an intellectually responsible and respectful manner.
Clarkson & Co'sdogged shilling for a thoroughly modern ie gleefully irresponsible, stonewashed brand of middle age. Top Gear, New Tricks, Lewis … the television shows that won't die
Previous judgments have heaped criticism upon those responsible. Times, Sunday Times
But some doubt that he will curb spending enough to make the package fiscally responsible.
The Inland Revenue is responsible for collecting income tax.
The burly left-hander and former England one-day player has just been given the captaincy so to slog the left arm spin of Gary Keedy to long-on was nothing less than irresponsible.
The Forestry Commission is responsible for preserving over 2 million acres of woodland.
It is also responsible for damaging other organs including the kidneys, eyes and brain. Times, Sunday Times
Economic conditions may lie responsible for the creation of social unrest.
The sting from one of these daft-looking things will killyou in less than three minutes andthey have been responsible for almost six thousand human fatalities since 1954. Britney Spears Saves Couple From Death Or Discomfort
To NOT show your proclivities is the act of a cowering child, or a leftist, who doesn’t want to be held responsible later for taking a stand of any sort. Think Progress » New Bush bill would legalize torture.
Collared peccaries, or javelinas, may be the agents most responsible for moving leguminous tree seeds back upstream.
Picture it to yourself -- a hard-bitten, joy-loving sea-cuny, irresponsible, unaware ever of past or future, wining and dining with kings, the accepted lover of a princess, and with brains like Hamel's and Yunsan's to do all planning and executing for me. Chapter 15
In the short term, to the extent that it enabled workers to recover entitlement losses, this merely shifted those losses from workers to other unsecured creditors who were in no way responsible for the problem.
Be responsible for bringing company's products into catalog of National Insurance schedule.
Google on Wednesday said "bad actors" based in the Shandong province city of Jinan were responsible for sending so-called phishing emails meant to give the hackers access to the account holders' email. Beijing Fires Back at Google
If you give her a Nexium, then you're responsible if she has a heart attack," said the attendant, breaking out uncoated aspirin and sublingual nitroglycerin, which dissolves under your tongue and dilates the blood vessels so there's more blood flow going to the heart, relieving angina. A Flight Attendant From Hell
She is responsible for helping the patient and carers in daily tasks such as washing, bathing and going to the toilet.
The other pilot would be responsible for maintaining an instrument scan and copying information from the crewman.
The Round Table sends for the director of the industrial combine responsible for the ferrous alloy factory.
In some countries the law states that if underage youngsters break the law the parents are held responsible too.
We played them once and beat them so we're not responsible for their position. Times, Sunday Times
In spinach and sugar beet the enzymes responsible for converting choline into betaine have been characterized, and the corresponding genes cloned and sequenced.
Carbon Dioxide An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide is responsible for about half the total warming.
Family doctors are highly trained people doing an important and responsible job. Times, Sunday Times
The vision loss results from loss of function of the macula, the centre of the retina, which is responsible for central visual tasks such as reading, driving, and recognising faces.
The media can contribute significantly by taking a responsible and impartial stance on conflicts and violence.
The irresponsible behaviour of the few can no longer be allowed to tarnish the reputation and the contribution of the many. Times, Sunday Times
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