This is one step down the ethical ladder from Exxon's infamous attempt to unload full responsibility for the Exxon Valdez disaster on the captain of its ship (who doubtless bore the largest share of responsibility, but not the entire burden).
"If Congress and Governor Bush want to unload this responsibility on states that weren't asking for the programs, it will be much more difficult to reach the target populations quickly".
Arguing that executives at Salomon pressed him to keep strong ratings on stocks that he had misgivings about might help Mr. Grubman unload some responsibility for the losses that investors incurred by following his advice.
"He wanted to get rid of us, to unload the responsibility for us on to someone else, and if we had not managed to escape it was only a matter of time before we would have ended up married by force or sold to some men, like many other girls".
It is ironic that at the very moment when there is an embryonic renaissance of feminism, the archives of the women's liberation movement are at risk of losing their final destination, if London Metropolitan University unloads its responsibility for the Women's Library.
Demurrage and detention reflect the traffic manager's responsibility to load and unload carrier equipment promptly.
For example, regarding the responsibility for unloading cargo, "terminal operators must check their facilities and safety procedures, including work rules, and dangerous cargo movement".
Now, I empty the garbage, unload the dishwasher, load the washer and the dryer, set the table, even take responsibility for grilling.
The jury assessed the remaining responsibility to Larry Moreford, the 20-year-old baby sitter who accidentally pulled the trigger while trying to unload the gun, and to Brandon Maxfield's parents, who had bought it.
