Sentence examples for cannot abdicate responsibility from inspiring English sources

If they are responsible for all aspects of the company, then they cannot abdicate responsibility with a "Because I'm worth it" attitude when news of their large pay packages becomes public.

But parents cannot abdicate responsibility for what comes into their homes, Ms. Lee said.

But one constant remains; you cannot abdicate responsibility for your children.

You cannot abdicate responsibility for your money.

"It's all very well for the government to say, 'Look, it's Nauru's problem' – we are paying taxpayers' money, we have indirect responsibility, we cannot abdicate a responsibility for vulnerable people, women and children and men in these circumstances.

"It's imperative to take the fans' thoughts into it but the SFA cannot abdicate their responsibility: they have to accept their position of responsibility".

The general rules that Justice Prakash enunciated in the case are that, first, a public body has the duty to exercise discretion by itself; it cannot abdicate this responsibility by taking orders from other bodies unless it is under a legal duty to do so.

Schools and parents cannot abdicate this responsibility.

"We cannot abdicate our responsibility," she said.

America may not be able to shape Iraq for the better, but it cannot abdicate its responsibility to prevent the worst.

In future, many of our local government services will be delivered through a range of providers, however, as a local authority, we cannot abdicate our responsibility for the quality and impact of those services.