chiefly responsible

Frequency: 8.015.3 per million words

Indicates the main person or cause for something.

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Examples (10)

  • The project manager was held chiefly responsible for the delays.
  • Historians agree that economic instability was chiefly responsible for the political unrest.
  • Industrial pollution is chiefly responsible for the decline in local air quality.
  • She is chiefly responsible for the charity's fundraising success this year.
  • A poor diet is considered chiefly responsible for the rise in obesity.
  • As the lead developer, you will be chiefly responsible for the software's performance.
  • The investigation determined that human error was chiefly responsible for the accident.
  • Although it was a team effort, Mark was chiefly responsible for the creative direction.
  • The report identifies the CEO as the individual chiefly responsible for the company's ethical lapses.
  • Let's be clear: the marketing department is chiefly responsible for generating new leads.