VERBS
- be
- become
- remain
- make sb
- I am making you responsible for the cooking
ADV
- entirely, totally, wholly
- chiefly, largely, mainly, primarily
- individually
- collectively, jointly
- All members of the Cabinet are collectively responsible for decisions taken
- formally, legally
- nominally
- The company could not indicate a person even nominally responsible for staff training
- ultimately
- The board is ultimately responsible for policy decisions
- financially
PREP
- for
- They're responsible for cleaning the engine
VERBS
- be, feel
- become
- consider sb, deem sb, find sb, hold sb, regard sb as, see sb as, think sb
- They held him responsible for the failure of the policy
ADV
- entirely, fully, wholly
- partially, partly
- directly
- indirectly
- personally
- single-handedly, solely
- He was almost single-handedly responsible for the flourishing drug trade in the town
- ultimately
- somehow
- Did he think her somehow responsible for Eddie's death?
- morally
PREP
- for
- Who was responsible for the mistake?
ADV
- directly
- ultimately
- a complex web of party bodies ultimately responsible to the Central Committee
PREP
- to
- The prime minister is directly responsible to Parliament
ADV
- extremely, highly, very
- fairly, quite
- ecologically, environmentally
- The organization needs to become more environmentally responsible
- morally, politically, socially
- allocating resources in a morally responsible way