Sentence examples for passing on responsibility from inspiring English sources

It's also an example of where we shouldn't be passing on responsibility for the curation of our culture.

"There is a passing on of tradition, passing on legacy, passing on responsibility," Mr. Bush said then, according to Professor Parmet's transcript of the conversation.

In a blog post, meanwhile, Instapaper founder Marco Arment said that he was passing on responsibility to Betaworks so that he could "try other apps and creative projects".

Yet Kraft proved to be remarkably successful at passing on responsibility to his fellow flight directors arguably too successful, as Gene Kranz found during his first shift handover on Gemini 4. As Kranz recalled, "He just said, 'You're in charge,' and walked out".

Most respondents (21/24 focus groups or FGDs) described it as an active or deliberative process of passing on responsibility to a higher to lower cadre person who had not been specifically trained for the task at hand.

"St John's Church acted properly in passing on responsibility for maintenance of the graveyard in 2011/12, but the transfer process has taken longer than usual.

An unhealthy deference to power is taught from an early age, as is a deep reluctance to pass on responsibility downward.

"I was handicapped by lack of knowledge of both foreign and domestic affairs — due principally to Mr. Roosevelt's inability to pass on responsibility," Truman wrote in his diary.

Instead there was a tone that was belligerent and challenging, bordering on arrogant, and inappropriate in the circumstances, an indecent haste to pass on responsibility.

It will also be remembered for his lack of defensive awareness in the build up to Chile's second goal – tracking Eduardo Vargas inside when he should have passed on responsibility to Alex Wilkinson.

The council also plans to pass on responsibility for school crossing patrols.