Sentence examples for responsible for wasting from inspiring English sources

The strict laws of libel decreed that he was technically responsible for wasting the court's time, and he duly had to pay his own £120,000 costs.

Margaret Hodge, chair of the public accounts committee (PAC), has found no shortage of targets for her barbs over the past five years, among the civil servants responsible for wasting taxpayer funds or the corporate executives accused of not contributing enough towards them.

One of the highlights of Windows 3.1 when it came out was the inclusion of Minesweeper — a single-player video game that was responsible for wasting hours of PC owners' time in the early '90s.

We're all occasionally responsible for wasted time of spouses, kids, and others outside of our awareness.

"They are much better than they used to be, and they aren't the only ones responsible for waste".

The crisis erupted when the government did not renew the contract of Sukleen, the private company responsible for waste collection and street sweeping in greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon.

Sellafield Ltd, the company responsible for waste management on the site, admitted it was looking at using a UAV and blamed "poor record-keeping during the 1950s" for the fact the contents of some buildings remained a mystery.

Councillor Terry Douris, who is responsible for waste management, said the plant would have processed 380,000 tonnes of waste a year, saving taxpayers £667m over the 25-year contract.

The Labour cabinet member, responsible for waste services, said the funding was ring-fenced and had "to be spent on what the government gave us the money for".

Precisely speaking, it is financial EPR, since producers have to take waste treatment costs into account in their production, accepting the financial burden for waste treatment, although they are not responsible for waste treatment activities.

Councillor James McKay, responsible for waste services, said the extra clear-up on Saturday and Sunday would target problem areas where rubbish has been piling up, but said the council could not afford to abandon the charge all together.