Sentence examples for were answerable to from inspiring English sources

Whatever happened to local democratic accountability, where councillors were answerable to their electorate, not to Westminster?

First came a statement reminding the brass-hats that they were answerable to the government and not vice versa.

But the charges served notice that the company's servants were responsible for their actions toward those they governed, and for these actions they were answerable to Parliament.

In European countries the administration of Jewish communities was typically highly centralized; these communities were answerable to central governments as alien bodies.

At its inception the P&S Trustees were answerable to the New York State Board of Regents, a group created by the State Legislature in the 1780s to control all higher education in New York.

There would, however, be no room for confusion, argue republicans, if the collection of treasures was officially state-owned and its trustees were answerable to parliament as is the case with the collection held by, say, the British Museum.

I am answerable to them".

He's answerable to me.

They are answerable to parliament".

We, we are answerable to our citizens".

"They are answerable to the Parliament".