Example sentences of "that it takes [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The major problem with the method is that it takes a great deal of time , attention and patience . |
| 2 | His lyrics are abysmal tosh , his singing voice so stunted , adenoidal and gumby that it takes a real effort of will to remember that this is n't a joke , that this man is actually worshipped as a rock god by literally millions of depressed , terminally adolescent would-be heroin addicts worldwide . |
| 3 | Goody points out that the written form of language releases us from the linear experiential mode : ‘ the fact that it takes a visual form means that one can escape from the problem of the succession of events in time , by backtracking , skipping , looking to see who-done-it before we know what it is they did . |
| 4 | The second — Mr Lawson 's line -that demand is indeed slowing down , but that it takes a long time to affect the balance of payments . |
| 5 | The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want . |
| 6 | Well , the best thing about the course is , I think , that you get an all-round view of how it 's arranged and the time aspect of the information flow — that it takes a long time for information to reach the books and compendia etc . |
| 7 | This is because its chronicity can be achieved only by delivering a massive insult or repeated dosing so that it takes a long time for the acute ulcer to heal and often leads to the death of the animal in the acute phase . |
| 8 | You said that it takes a long time for development between the first idea being mooted and a workable application of the particular physical principle , and you cited , what , fifty years for the development of a nuclear power station — is there always that time lag in technology ? |
| 9 | Is not it clear from those figures and from many others that it takes a Conservative Government to deliver the goods to NHS patients and that all the Opposition have to offer are promises which more often than not prove false ? |
| 10 | If we make the more realistic assumption that it takes a finite period of time then we have to take into account the fact that replacement of the lower lithosphere by hot asthenosphere during extension will lead to heat being conducted laterally into unextended , and therefore unthinned , lithosphere , as well as vertically into the overlying upper lithosphere ( Fig. 4.17 ( C ) ) . |
| 11 | If there is a single function relating arousal and memory it seems likely that it takes the inverted-U shape which is often suggested to describe the relationship between task performance and memory , with memory impairments occurring at very low or very high levels of arousal . |
| 12 | However , the best reason for making a will is that it takes the practical burden from the shoulders of those you leave behind . |
| 13 | The advantage of the notional syllabus is that it takes the communicative facts of language into account from the beginning without losing sight of grammatical and situational factors . |
| 14 | But this does not mean that it takes the conservative stance of necessarily accepting existing definitions of crime . |