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  • 41take the fall for — take the fall (for (someone/something)) to accept responsibility for something. The team s general manager takes the fall when the team loses but gets a lot of credit when they do well …

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  • 42on the lookout for — Lookout Look out , n. 1. A careful looking or watching for any object or event. [1913 Webster] 2. The place from which such observation is made. [1913 Webster] 3. A person engaged in watching; a sentinel; a sentry. [1913 Webster] 4. Object or… …

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  • 43claim responsibility for —    to admit to    A usage of terrorists, especially in Northern Ireland, who saw murder and arson as creditworthy:     He turned on the radio... is just coming in of a bomb explosion... no one has yet claimed responsibility. (McCrum, 1991) …

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  • 44responsibility — n. accountability obligation 1) to accept, assume, shoulder, take, take on (a) responsibility 2) to bear, exercise; share (the) responsibility 3) to dodge, evade, shirk responsibility 4) an awesome; clear; grave, great, heavy, terrible (colloq.)… …

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  • 45responsibility — 01. It is your [responsibility] to make sure that your homework is done on time. 02. You children are [responsible] for making sure that all your toys are put away before supper. 03. It is totally [irresponsible] for you to get your girlfriend… …

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  • 46responsibility — /ri spon seuh bil i tee/, n., pl. responsibilities. 1. the state or fact of being responsible. 2. an instance of being responsible: The responsibility for this mess is yours! 3. a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible: the… …

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  • 47Privy Councillor with responsibility for the Crown Dependencies — The Secretary of State for Justice is currently the Privy Counsellor for Manx Affairs.Between 2001 and 2007 the Lord Chancellor and then the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs held this responsibility.Prior to 2001, the Home Secretary… …

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  • 48The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money — infobox Book | name = The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money author = John Maynard Keynes country = United Kingdom language = English genre = Nonfiction publisher = Palgrave Macmillan release date = 1936 media type = Print Paperback …

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  • 49The Canadian Grenadier Guards — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Canadian Grenadier Guards caption=Cap badge of the Canadian Grenadier Guards dates=1764 country=Canada branch=Militia type=Foot Guards role=Light Role size= One battalion command structure= Royal Canadian Infantry… …

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  • 50The Blue Lagoon (1980 film) — Infobox Film name = The Blue Lagoon caption = Promotional poster for The Blue Lagoon director = Randal Kleiser writer = Douglas Day Stewart (screenplay) Henry De Vere Stacpoole (novel) starring = Brooke Shields Christopher Atkins Leo McKern… …

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