Example sentences of "[noun] take second " in BNC.
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| 1 | I discuss this issue often with tourists I take trekking in rural Nepal , and my line is that the photograph takes second place to the opportunity for personal contact and an understanding of the culture . |
| 2 | All around the conference centre , the message was the same from all but the largely isolated activists of the hard-left : differences on the detail of Neil Kinnock 's policy review took second place to its status as Labour 's only route-map to political power . |
| 3 | But for publishing , these characteristics take second place to the creative side . |
| 4 | NETWORKING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY PCs all in a row — cost savings take second place to the benefits gained from sharing information |
| 5 | Always in English history bishops were chosen for national reasons and the diocese took second place . |
| 6 | The fleet of balloons studding the Swindon skyline took second place to the collision but the organisers were trying to get a message across . |
| 7 | But this is probably better than some of the attempts that have been made deliberately to exploit the natural human interest in such a tragic event with supposedly factual accounts of the eruption , in which accurate reportage takes second place to lurid , entirely hypothetical detail . |
| 8 | It is unfair that we should have to wait until 1O.3Oam for the post just because the postmen have to hand deliver a memo to every department in the company , being told the post takes second place . |
| 9 | ‘ Graham took second place at Watkins Glen before we went to South Africa for the last race . |
| 10 | Frequently for a carer , personal needs take second place to the hard physical and mental effort required for the dependant . |
| 11 | Half an hour previously , Captive Audience had run to the best of his ability in the lads ' race , plugging on one-paced up the Sandown hill to take second place . |
| 12 | The opening chorus of No. 140 , for example , is a very dramatic affair yet this aspect of Bach 's art takes second place to refinement of articulation and gracefulness of phrase . |
| 13 | The Lifford Company , whose Passing Day took second prize also won the supporting actor and actress trophies — for Aussie Bryson ( Looney ) and Anne Shiels ( Mrs Fibbs ) . |
| 14 | After a hectic five laps Milling took second spot as Welshman Ian Lougher came from behind to take third , ahead of Alan Irwin . |
| 15 | Carroll took second ; Pottz was out . |
| 16 | What is important to a large majority of people takes second place to the market . |
| 17 | There is , in the minds of consumers , the automatic belief that quality takes second place whether this is true or not . |
| 18 | In the best cereal-growing areas , arable farming may dominate the scene , with animals and grass taking second place . |
| 19 | Patients taking second line antiarthritic treatment were included in the study . |
| 20 | But they were ultimately dashed when China insisted that Hong Kong diplomats take second place to British representatives , thus demoting the views of the colony and effectively limiting the talks to the Britain and China . |
| 21 | Partisanship took second place when it had an influence at all , and often it did not . |
| 22 | Helping punters outwit the bookies is something that gives Brittain real pleasure and he recalls with pride how an acquaintance made an exceptionally nice profit when the trainer 's Terimon took second place to Nashwan in this year 's Derby . |
| 23 | Tongues loosen and caution takes second place to bravado . |
| 24 | The Smiths won best group , top songwriters , fourth and twelfth best LPs , three of the top twenty singles and Marr was top instrumentalist with Morrissey taking second best dressed person , fourth most wonderful human being and an appropriate placing in the ‘ creep of the year ’ award . |
| 25 | With Eddie Warden Owen 11th in Canon Express , Britain took second place . |
| 26 | She teamed up with Sandra Douglas , Phylis Smith and Jennifer Stoute to take second place in the semis behind the CIS . |
| 27 | However , toilet training took second place to skill with weapons or natural aggression . |
| 28 | Aberration , if it occurred , was not recorded , and the female line took second place . |
| 29 | West Belfast should be treated as a special case and a uniform grant at the Premium 3 level given for all trainees ; alternative solutions must be found where it is simply not possible to find employers to take second year trainees ; cover should be given to management committees to protect them from personal liability in the event of insolvency . |
| 30 | If we prove something to our own satisfaction , we can release our energies for finding out about the subject : proving it to others takes second place . |