Example sentences of "take [adj] steps [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's expected to discuss it 's future involvement , if any , in negotiations with the South African government on power sharing , if the government does n't take emphatic steps to stop the violence . |
| 2 | ‘ Even if she was unaware of what she was signing , and the bank did not take adequate steps to explain the effect of her signature , nevertheless she can not succeed without proof of agency . |
| 3 | Even if she was unaware of what she was signing , and the bank did not take adequate steps to explain the effect of her signature , nevertheless she can not succeed without proof of agency . |
| 4 | This service will identify those consumers experiencing payment difficulties and inform the lender , who can then take early steps to limit the extent to the problem . |
| 5 | After presiding over his first Cabinet meeting Moore promised on Sept. 10 that his government would take immediate steps to avert the $NZ2,500 million budget deficit forecast for 1991-92 . |
| 6 | On April 16 the United States government called on both countries to " take immediate steps to reduce the tension " . |
| 7 | The treaty included ( i ) a promise to work " to create a Europe in which human rights … are respected " ; ( ii ) German support for Hungarian membership of the European Communities ( EC ) " as soon as the political and economic prerequisites are fulfilled " ; ( iii ) German support for the development of a social market economy in Hungary ; and ( iv ) a Hungarian undertaking to " take concrete steps to promote the protection and strengthening of the identity of the German minority " in Hungary . |
| 8 | If the chief officer was of the opinion that the resources available to him were inadequate to prevent the feared disorder , he could take certain steps to have the procession banned altogether . |
| 9 | Therefore , he will take positive steps to establish the nature of the task , the material and plant requirements , including their availability and proximity to the work place , and the contract programme and its impact on flow of work and future workload . |
| 10 | It was fair to say that , as soon as the company realized what was happening , it took prompt steps to certify the situation . |
| 11 | ‘ was not aware of the nature of the document which she signed , then the bank would be unable to enforce the charge against her , irrespective of agency , unless … the bank manager took adequate steps to explain the document . |
| 12 | Mandela himself , on the day of his release , described de Klerk as " a man of integrity who is acutely aware of the dangers of a public figure not honouring his undertakings " , and who had " gone further than any other Nationalist president in taking real steps to normalise the situation " . |
| 13 | The government , claiming that granting the pilots ' wage demand would set off a wage explosion and damage the economy , expressed its support for the airlines and took unprecedented steps to break the strike . |
| 14 | In addition , the Directors are responsible for taking reasonable steps to safeguard the assets of the Group and to detect or prevent fraud . |
| 15 | Extended the trade embargo against Iraq to cover interdiction of air traffic and took other steps to tighten the embargo . |
| 16 | The year ended with the government taking tentative steps to tackle the country 's enormous economic problems . |
| 17 | Very broadly stated , it is a duty to treat the trespasser with ordinary humanity … the occupier is not at fault if he has done as much as is required of him , if he has taken reasonable steps to deter the trespasser from entering or remaining on the premises , or part of the premises , in which he will encounter a dangerous situation . |
| 18 | However , in most cases the crucial question will be whether the person seeking to rely on the terms had taken reasonable steps to give the recipient notice of their existence . |
| 19 | Claims will be paid on condition that the Insured Person has taken reasonable steps to complete the journey to the U.K. departure point on time . |
| 20 | It is then up to the Minister to defeat the defence by proving that he had taken reasonable steps to bring the purport of the instrument to the notice of the public or of persons likely to be affected by it , or of the person charged . |
| 21 | Provided that the person putting the terms forward has taken reasonable steps to bring the terms to the attention of persons in general , it is irrelevant that those steps were insufficient to bring the terms to the attention of the particular contracting partner , for instance because he/she is illiterate , blind or can not speak the language in which the terms are printed ( Thompson v London Midland and Scottish Railway Co [ 1930 ] 1 KB 41 ) . |
| 22 | The Irish Institute has taken bold steps to reduce the expectation gap , lobbying the government for changes in legislation that would allow implementation of several key recommendations put forward in the Ryan Report . |
| 23 | We have already seen much of that in the lead that has been given by the Community , which has taken special steps to limit the damage and the fighting to enable the parties to come together . |
| 24 | A letter of July 26 signed by 66 ( out of 100 ) senators urged Bush to take additional steps to prevent the Khmers Rouges from seizing power , including the initiation of a US development programme for Cambodia and the opening of direct contacts with the Phnom Penh regime . |
| 25 | Critics of the administration reproached Bush for his failure to take real steps to tackle the deficit . |
| 26 | He said the region had to take urgent steps to repair the damage his statements had caused . |
| 27 | Amnesty International is appealing to Somali political leaders and the international community to take urgent steps to end the spiral of killings and torture which has become known locally as the ‘ Mogadishu Scenario ’ . |
| 28 | In addition , where an odour arises from a works on which many people rely for employment the decision whether to complain or not is influenced by the realisation that should a local authority press their employer to take costly steps to abate the odour , it could result in closure of the works with consequent loss of employment . |
| 29 | every citizen in whose presence a breach of the peace is being , or reasonably appears to be about to be , committed has the right to take reasonable steps to make the person who is breaking or threatening to break the peace refrain from doing so … |
| 30 | ‘ every citizen in whose presence a breach of the peace is being , or reasonably appears to be about to be , committed has the right to take reasonable steps to make the person who is breaking or threatening the peace refrain from doing so ; and those reasonable steps in appropriate cases will include detaining him against his will . ’ |