The phrase "assumed some responsibility" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing taking on a role or duty in a particular situation or context.
Example: "After the team leader left, I assumed some responsibility for managing the project until a replacement was found."
Alternatives: "took on some responsibility" or "accepted some responsibility.".
But as Merck bleeds in November 2005, it announced that it would cut 7,000 jobs and close or sell five plants worldwide it is hard to imagine that things would have been worse if Gilmartin in particular had assumed some responsibility for the Vioxx crisis and expressed some regret.
Greece is vulnerable because it has relinquished its money creating power to the EEC; which thereby, however, has assumed some responsibility and liability if it doesn't help a member state.
MCH nurses at both levels assumed some responsibilities for client triage and emergency-care services for which they were not prepared in their curricula of study.
But students themselves must assume some responsibility for managing their own career development.
"A lot of veterans felt we should assume some responsibility," Searcy said.
And just maybe the wider academic community needs to assume some responsibility for allowing it to happen.
Our insurance company refused to pay for the damage, so we asked the condominium board to assume some responsibility.
Is it "statist" to suggest that local, accountable bodies should assume some responsibility for standards in schools and for housing?
She said: "As junior lawyers, we assume some responsibility to protect the diverse future generation of legal experts.
But Prime Minister Naoto Kan also said this week that the state, which has long promoted nuclear energy, should assume some responsibility.
However, communities themselves could assume some responsibility for women's health in ways that prioritize women's own perceptions and primary needs.
