"impose responsibilities" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to indicate the action of assigning duties to someone. Example sentence: The manager imposed responsibilities on each staff member to ensure the project was completed on time.
"I think this is clear from the attacks that are made not just on our court but even on national courts, where they take a decision which is unpopular: the problem is always seen in terms of the Human Rights Act which grants rights but doesn't actually impose responsibilities on the individual.
The CFTC's theory against the bank is unprecedented, seeking to impose responsibilities that the Bank never had and alleging violations that it never committed.
Sandel argues that the control that enhancement technology would allow parents is liable to undermine their humility in the face of the gift of their children, impose responsibilities that we are not prepared to deal with, and threaten social solidarity (Sandel 2007).
The Pillars impose responsibilities in the sense of duties, but they equally provide responsibility in the sense of authority.
"Politicians don't seem to realise that the more you impose responsibility on schools the more they need that support.
But Mr Justice Macduff decided the professional relationship between a priest and his bishop was sufficiently close so as to impose responsibility.
"So our office has taken the position that we want to impose responsibility--full responsibility". Jensen said it was Harris who asked Manes to purchase the ammunition.
We hold freedom of speech dear, but accept that it imposes responsibilities of the sort that Savage is obviously not stable enough to understand.
In due course it might well be argued that the act was right to make the relationship between auditors and their "clients" more distanced and adversarial but then went far beyond what was necessary in that respect by, among other things, imposing responsibilities on CEOs that they are not, in fact, in a position to discharge.
Basic ideas have changed little, other than the fact that some modern statutes have imposed responsibility without fault and that corporations can now be held responsible for the acts of their management.
That imposes responsibility on you – we're conscious of our social power, what we represent – but joy too.
