Sentence examples for imposing responsibilities from inspiring English sources

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.

An overall conflict surfaces between individual agents assuming responsibility for 'stewarding' bacteria, against funding systems and structures imposing responsibility for economic growth.

It is true that sometimes the purpose of legal prohibition may be the simple one of imposing responsibility for the harm caused by a breach of that prohibition.

We hold freedom of speech dear, but accept that it imposes responsibilities of the sort that Savage is obviously not stable enough to understand.

"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.

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.

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.

"Politicians don't seem to realise that the more you impose responsibility on schools the more they need that support.

That imposes responsibility on you – we're conscious of our social power, what we represent – but joy too.

The settlement requires an academic institution, for the first time, to adopt the safety management model long prevalent in industry research, where lab safety is a well-recognized and legally imposed responsibility of leadership, enforced in organizations from the top down.