Sentence examples for may be held accountable from inspiring English sources

The Council resolution, sponsored by France, says the Islamists and their collaborators in northern Mali may be held accountable for war crimes.

As a consequence, the court split 4-to-4 on a separate question, whether Exxon may be held accountable for Mr. Hazelwood's recklessness.

The Coast Guard said that the sheen "is not feasible to recover and does not pose a risk to the shoreline," but that BP and Transocean "may be held accountable for any cost associated" with assessment and cleanup.

Although the employer is responsible for providing accurate payslips, if there are errors on it, the employee may be held accountable for some of them,for example, if the employer has incorrectly processed non-taxable expenses.

We feel as if we're chatting in a barroom or a dining room, but we may be held accountable as if we were in a courtroom or a newsroom.

For Hart, distinguishing between the question "What is law?" and the question "What is morally right?" has the salutary effect of reminding people that not all laws are morally good and that officials may be held accountable even for their lawful actions when those actions are sufficiently wicked.

It is not just the field commanders, but also some of the leaders who are giving the orders who may also be held accountable".

However, if a lead deliberately withholds facts that he or she knows or lies about certain aspects of the project, he or she may still be held accountable.

The oligomeric species may then be held accountable for mediating the neuronal injury and LTP inhibition characteristic of AD in elderly individuals, similar to the situation in FAD patients carrying the Arctic mutation.

Parents, guardians, teachers, and other adults in the minor's life may also be held accountable for some ethical violation committed by that child, especially if the adult in question had the ability to prevent or control the issue before it became a problem.

This sentencing should resonate far and wide, and it should act as a deterrent: in war zones, those commanders who turn a blind eye to the atrocities their men commit may one day be held accountable for them.