Example sentences of "take a dim view of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last April he outpointed the fancied George Collins , and he takes a dim view of last week 's easy win by Laing over Collins at Reading . |
| 2 | Left at the side of the rutted washboard that has claimed so many victims , it was a poignant reminder that the desert takes a dim view of those who treat it with such disdain . |
| 3 | Public NME takes a dim view of types who persecute innocent human beings who just happen to enjoy the feel of women 's lingerie against their bollocks , but did find it quite funny that the be-wigged ‘ bomb victims ’ were so convinced it was an aerial attack they raced into a nearby hotel to beat up a perfectly innocent couple snogging on a balcony . |
| 4 | The City Take-over Panel , which has to give its blessing to the ending of the contract , could take a dim view of the decision not to proceed with a formal bid . |
| 5 | If she was well enough to formulate a view on the question - and at the present rate of progress it looked as if she might be — Elinor would take a dim view of the poisoning of Tibbles . |
| 6 | Spike is an amateur gynaecologist who has broken the code and does not deserve a delicacy like Little Liz , a Soho Bunny if ever there was one , all ankle-boots and skin-tight black ; it 's enough to make a judge take a dim view of things . |
| 7 | The JMU will take a dim view of any practice in which it discovers repeat breaches or a failure to meet undertakings given at an earlier inspection , regardless of whether or not these were the subject of subsequent correspondence with the Institute ( the fact that they were raised and documented at the closing meeting with the Inspector is a sufficient record ) . |
| 8 | Unlike the 1970s Gas Board , Telecom has its hands tied by the regulator : the Office of Telecommunications would take a dim view of it cross-subsidising ISDN installation at the expense of another part of its business . |
| 9 | I hope that the Minister is not back-tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that . |
| 10 | The City took a dim view of what it regarded as the inordinate amount of time it took for the group to return a profit there . |
| 11 | In its Brady deal they took a dim view of a proposal to encash the country 's paper at just 45% of its face value , which attracted a mere 7% of the total debt tendered . |
| 12 | The judge took a dim view of all this and told Howard , ‘ You are a man who drinks vast quantities every night . |
| 13 | There was no organized campaigning throughout that year , and Sir Thomas Gray , who took a dim view of the conduct of the war , complained that Edward did nothing at Antwerp except ‘ jousting and leading a jolly life ’ . |
| 14 | They were summoned to see Miss Rudge who took a dim view of the episode . |
| 15 | Suddenly he was apprehended by an irate Scout master who took a dim view of being woken at such an hour . |
| 16 | I think the message is there that er we took a dim view of it and we have now |
| 17 | The electorate took a dim view of this practice when the government used it to get the consumption tax through in December . |
| 18 | Loretta 's occasional visits to the Cruise missile base had never involved her in getting arrested , but she was well aware that some police took a dim view of peace protesters . |
| 19 | Nevertheless she loved it just the same but had to sadly wave it goodbye , much to the relief of her cat who took a dim view of the competition ! |
| 20 | Moscow 's foreign-exchange market has taken a dim view of the liberals ' chances of winning a decisive battle in the war for control of Russia 's economic policy . |
| 21 | As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller ! |
| 22 | Australians and Chinese , who have borne the burden and heat of the day in the war imposed by Japanese aggression , naturally take a dim view of Washington 's new policy and ask how Japan is going to behave once it gets back its industrial strength . |
| 23 | Will not CBI ( Scotland ) take a dim view of the Government 's decision to opt out of a commitment to the single currency ? |
| 24 | Certainly the court can be expected to take a dim view of such clauses . |