| He cannot envisage himself abdicating his moral responsibility in the matter. |
| What is startling about this statement is the degree to which this mayor is simply abdicating responsibility for governing the city. |
| Once again the government is abdicating its responsibility and laying the blame elsewhere. |
| Charles eventually relieved Rupert of all responsibilities and ordered him into exile. |
| Further official roles and responsibilities are being drawn up by the board. |
| He took aim at the antiwar movement, whose members, he claimed, had abdicated their historic responsibilities. |
