The phrase "accountable for something" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that someone is responsible for a particular action or outcome and must explain or justify it.
Example: "As the project manager, I am accountable for the success of the project and must ensure that all deadlines are met."
Alternatives: "responsible for something" or "answerable for something".
But Healtheon should be held accountable for something else.
And as technical director you would be accountable for something that perhaps you don't control.
I think there is a difference between whether or not one can be held legally liable or accountable for something and going so far as to say a clean bill of health, a clean chit.
"If you hold all schools accountable in the same way in spite of their vastly different intakes, you are holding them accountable for something that society can't solve and the system implodes".
Should Stephenson be accountable for something which he was only distantly related to, or is it the role of a leader to be accountable for the actions of his team?
Judges, in some cases, have prevented lawyers from telling juries about the payment arrangements for fear that it could prejudice a jury — some jurors might hold an individual accountable for something they project onto the corporation paying the bill while other jurors might side with the individual because the payment suggest the corporation stands behind them.
Mr Romney's solution is more transparency and choice, which should unleash market-driven improvements, and encouraging parents to save more for their children's higher education.In a second term Mr Obama's administration is likely to press ahead with its struggle to hold for-profit colleges more accountable for their results: something the industry is fighting tooth and claw.
He can't ignore that that happened in the past, but it's unfortunate that he gets held accountable today too much for something he did when he was 19.
"The idea that the mayor should control and be accountable for the schools is something that I strongly supported," he said.
"Who's accountable for this mess?" is something we have all heard before.
