Although the CDF did not have formal responsibility for child abuse cases until 2001, the Murphy case should have been referred to the Congregation because it involved solicitation in the confessional - one of the most serious offences under church law.

BBC: Did the Pope know about US sex abuse?

Her comments in both the Senate and House hearings clarified an earlier misunderstanding between the State Department and CIA. At the time of the attack, State Department officials believed they had a formal arrangement with CIA for backup security, while CIA didn't think there was a formal responsibility.

WSJ: Clinton Defends Response to Benghazi, Libya, Attacks

The Bank of England will be given formal legal responsibility for financial stability.

ECONOMIST: British banks

What the institution does not have is any desire to do this, or formal legal responsibility (I have explored some of the difficult issues for the ECB here).

BBC: Greek banks, the euro and the ECB

Avon has devised a rating system that takes account of small indices of permanence and responsibility, such as a mobile phone number or a formal address.

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Where Commander Sinclair was formal, almost stiff, as if weighed down with a grave responsibility (and with good reason, as we discovered later), Captain Sheridan had a boyish enthusiasm, a craving for adventure.

FORBES: RIP, Babylon 5's Commander Sinclair

In our 2011 Corporate Responsibility Best Practices Study, 72% of companies reported having a formal CR program, up from 62% in 2010.

FORBES: Where CSR Fits On The Board's Agenda

In her last formal congressional testimony on Capitol Hill as America's top diplomat, Clinton once again took full responsibility for the department's missteps leading up to assault at the U.S. facility in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

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