But, as the intricacies involved in intensive care have mounted, responsibility has increasingly shifted to super-specialists like him.
While trying to squeeze in bits of research amid mounting clinical responsibilities, the physician was often preoccupied, wondering when he would get to do this or that experiment or whether he would get the NIH grant.
"The stress has been horrible because of the responsibility of mounting a project of this level," said Ms. Baldassari, a diminutive woman with long, graying blond hair.
Last week, in response to the mounting costs, Schools Chancellor Harold O. Levy proposed transferring responsibility for construction and renovation from the Board of Education to the School Construction Authority.
Members of Congress may bear little individual responsibility for the mounting federal deficit, after all, but governors are responsible for managing, and balancing, their budgets.
Are they simply less ambitious, less excited by the idea of limitless (albeit first-class) travel, late nights and the onerous responsibilities imposed by mounting regulation?
Her mounting addiction, unemployment, and maternal responsibilities led Bertovich to steal jewelry from three family members.
The IU's structural ring had two responsibilities: provide a mounting location for IBM's electronics and hold everything on top of it.
But his high degree of control and length of time in post mean he cannot escape responsibility for the mounting problems.
Companies that sell disposable goods wrapped in excessive packaging absolve themselves of any responsibility for the mounting waste their products generate.
