The responsibility for what had happened last night lay squarely on her shoulders.

The responsibility of success or failure lay heavily upon me.

He cautiously expressed approval, as if some responsibility in the matter lay with him.

The responsibility lay ultimately with the local councils and the government.

And so the responsibility lay in her hands, whether she felt adequate to it or not.

The responsibility of seeing the new station become a reality lay in his hands and eventually so did its day-to-day activities.

But he also warned that responsibility for peace lay with the Somalis.

The responsibility lay with the visitor who'd come knocking on his door the night before.

The President wanted to make sure that one and all saw where the responsibility lay.

They added: "Much responsibility also lay with the parents who failed to exercise adequate control over their children."