increasing responsibility

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandresponsibility

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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responsibility
noun
uk
/rɪˌspɒn.sɪˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/rɪˌspɑːn.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
something that it is your job or duty to ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandresponsibilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Although there was no mention of major disruption to life plans, all carers had to takeincreasingresponsibility for decision-making, finances and domestic tasks, in addition to providing personal care.
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In recent years, our statutory agencies have putincreasingresponsibilityon informal carers as a result of community care legislation.
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Our basic aim is to improve job quality byincreasingresponsibility, particularly at the junior levels, and providing greater opportunities for specialisation.
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There will be anincreasingresponsibilityon those who retail and sell these goods to let the general public know what these marks mean.
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Then there is the increasing burden, often by way of intolerable pressure withincreasingresponsibilityon those who are wardens of homes.
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They appreciate that theirincreasingresponsibilitydemands a high standard of competence, national training and qualification, especially for new entrants into the service.
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Technology has allowed diabetics to takeincreasingresponsibilityfor the management of their health at home.
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First, anincreasingresponsibilityhas fallen on charities, because of the cuts in expenditure on social services.
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I think that today with theincreasingresponsibilityof our people we can afford relaxation in matters of this kind.
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The submission of strategic reports may, as a new instrument, be of considerable benefit forincreasingresponsibilityin the fulfilment of policy objectives.
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The workers want increasing control in industry and with this control they will be prepared to takeincreasingresponsibility.
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Parliament now must take anincreasingresponsibilityfor the management of the country's economic affairs.
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I realise that the verderers have a heavy andincreasingresponsibilityin these days when the pressures upon the area for which they are responsible become greater and not fewer.
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Events, combined with a high sense of duty and sterling character, called on him to fill in succession posts ofincreasingresponsibilitywhich he so honourably and successfully undertook.
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In many professions hitherto the pattern of employment has been steady promotion orincreasingresponsibility up to the age of 65, followed by a total cut-off.
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How is thatincreasingresponsibility?
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