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Meanings of answerable in English

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Usage of answerable in English
1
He added: This is a minority government and they're answerable to parliament.
The Guardian
2
Unlike Clinton, however, Trump is not answerable to anyone else as president.
Reuters
3
I will be answerable for the removal in advance of the permit.
The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories
4
The giver and the accepter are principally answerable in an unjust donation.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2
5
Give her a room and her meals; I am answerable for her.
The Grip of Desire: The Story of a Parish-Priest
6
Just so: I think so: and you shall be answerable for it.
Jane Eyre: An Autobiography
7
A given state may not be answerable to any actual given power.
A Handbook of Ethical Theory
8
Fess the beast in here, Cosmo; I s' be answerable for 'im.
Warlock o' Glenwarlock: A Homely Romance
9
Mr O'Neill says he is not answerable to one or two individuals.
Radio NZ
10
I would not be answerable for the consequences if she were removed.
His Heart's Queen
11
They could not be made answerable for the deeds of their master.
The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico
12
But no system is made answerable for the violations of its spirit-except
The Eclipse of Faith; Or, A Visit to a Religious Sceptic
13
I felt answerable to the schools I loved, only for their injury.
Sesame and Lilies
14
And is Newton not still answerable to a Trial of the Pyx?
The system of the world
15
I am answerable for consequences, and blamed, without the privilege of defence.
Life of George Washington — Volume 01
16
Eunice was, in some degree, answerable for this hesitation on my part.
The Legacy of Cain
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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