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  • 11responsible */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈspɒnsəb(ə)l] / US [rɪˈspɑnsəb(ə)l] adjective Get it right: responsible: Don t use the preposition of after the adjective responsible. Use for: Wrong: Parents must be responsible of their children s behaviour. Right: Parents must be… …

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  • 12responsible — re|spon|si|ble [ rı spansəbl ] adjective *** 1. ) never before noun deserving to be blamed for something that has happened: Parents feel responsible when things go wrong. hold someone responsible (for something): The farmer was held responsible… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13responsible — adjective 1 GUILTY (not before noun) if someone is responsible for an accident, mistake, crime etc, it is their fault or they can be blamed (+ for): The police arrested those responsible for the burglaries. | When he loses his temper, he isn t… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14responsible — [[t]rɪspɒ̱nsɪb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ: v link ADJ, usu ADJ for n/ ing If someone or something is responsible for a particular event or situation, they are the cause of it or they can be blamed for it. He still felt responsible for her death... I want …

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  • 15make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… …

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  • 16responsible government —    As with representative government, the term can be used in several ways in political discussion. Three main meanings can be discerned. (1) Responsiveness: those who are chosen to represent us are expected to be sensitive to the needs, opinions …

    Glossary of UK Government and Politics

  • 17make — I [[t]me͟ɪk[/t]] CARRYING OUT AN ACTION ♦ makes, making, made (Make is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression to make sense is explained at sense .) 1) VERB You… …

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  • 18make — 1. verb 1) he makes models Syn: construct, build, assemble, put together, manufacture, produce, fabricate, create, form, fashion, model Ant: destroy 2) I didn t want to go …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 19Make Believe Stories — The Make Believe Stories series, begun in 1918 under the pseudonym of Laura Lee Hope (best known for the Bobbsey Twins series), consisted of 12 books. The final book was published in 1923, while the series continued to be printed in different… …

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  • 20Responsible decision making — People have different ways of making decisions. Inactive decision making is delaying a decision in the hope that the situation will resolve itself. Reactive decision making is allowing the views and opinions of others to determine your decision.… …

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