Example sentences of "taken by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such caution is prudent in a business where errors of judgement can be extremely expensive ; at least the reader of an auction catalogue knows clearly what view has been taken by the cataloguer on a number of questions . |
| 2 | However , it is the further legitimation given to a particular socio-ethical form of political religion in the constitution and to the implied authority of religious intellectuals in deciding in concreto what must be taken by the state as in the interests of the common good which gives to conflict in Ireland between the two alliances its political religious dimension in the sphere of law . |
| 3 | The position taken by the protestant churches , and the newspaper articles and television debates which preceded the referendum appear to have affected public opinion . |
| 4 | The next significant event of constitutional relevance was the important initiative taken by the nationalist parties in Ireland in 1983–4 , the New Ireland Forum . |
| 5 | However , during training , decisions such as when to leave the lift and start to get back to the field are too often taken by the instructor . |
| 6 | A short walk from this belvedere takes you to a wonderful steep wall which at its outer edge is taken by the final pitches of some famous harder routes like Spitophage Pervers and Dingomaniaque . |
| 7 | The NUM leader — vice-chairman of the constituency party — said any such decision would have to be taken by the Yorkshire area of the NUM . |
| 8 | Any decision on taxation has to be taken by the member states unanimously and there now seems little hope that the Commission can deflect them from the course they set out upon yesterday . |
| 9 | Their action effectively scuppered six years of negotiations , since all decisions taken by the 22 signatories to the 1959 Washington Treaty — the framework for the political and environmental protection of Antarctica - must be unanimous . |
| 10 | The British-based Environmental Investigation Agency says in a brochure , A system of extention , that ‘ the scale of abuse of the responsibilities entrusted to the secretariat of the parties ( CITES 103 member nations ) has become so widespread , and the extensive manipulations to prevent a ban on the ivory trade so obvious and desperate , that there is no longer any doubt about the ivory trade 's grip on major decisions being taken by the secretariat ’ . |
| 11 | All this leaves Scotland needing to draw against Norway to make it to Italy , a point taken by the Scottish League , who yesterday agreed to postpone three Premier Division fixtures four days before the decider . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , she did give outright support to the stand taken by the Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 13 | The ground taken by the Brigade since the landing will be held at all costs . ’ |
| 14 | The salute was taken by the Mayor of Blackpool . |
| 15 | In the case of Health , there is the special relief at having escaped from those incessant wrangles over money with income-orientated professions , whose members are taken by the general public for altruistic servants of humanity , if not for angelic comforters . |
| 16 | Both of these ( though in different ways ) were strongly connected to policy decisions taken by the Labour government which are discussed below . |
| 17 | But corruption is only a partial explanation of some of the key strategic decisions taken by the governments . |
| 18 | Reflecting the great care taken by the architects to conserve and enhance the qualities of this former industrial building as a significant element in the metropolitan riverside scene , the project has received several awards , including a Doe Housing Design Award and a Civic Trust Award , both of which were presented in 1985 . |
| 19 | The decision to use the army was taken by the Health Secretary , Mr Kenneth Clarke , despite the fact that ambulance staff are still offering emergency cover . |
| 20 | The decision to use the army was taken by the Health Secretary , Mr Kenneth Clarke , despite the fact that ambulance staff are not on strike . |
| 21 | The £70 course , which starts in January , is aimed at secretarial and business staff , and can be taken by the disabled . |
| 22 | Instead of all the new controls being policed by the National Rivers Authority some of the responsibility was being handed over to Her Majesty 's Inpsector of Pollution , with decisions being taken by the Department of Environment . |
| 23 | LAG worried on three fronts : the side-step taken by the Bill on extending solicitors ' rights of audience ; the gamble on the redistribution of High Court business when the county courts are already over-stretched ; and the unknown risks of the conveyancing changes until the new code is published . |
| 24 | A sample taken by the Institute for Terrestrial Ecology found only 3 per cent wholly intact . |
| 25 | The decisions taken by the heads of government — in the face of Mrs Thatcher 's lone opposition — mean that the Community will deliberately accelerate progress to supra-national monetary union . |
| 26 | European foreign ministers , meeting in Brussels , condemned ‘ in the strongest possible terms ’ the measures taken by the Romanian security forces . |
| 27 | Of the big names , Esther Rangzen 's two present front men , my eye and ear were most taken by the gifted and versatile Grant Baynham . |
| 28 | Scotland , too , although the state of their sea defences will depend on the course the opening phase has taken by the time the countries meet on June 20 . |
| 29 | The second is the medium-term and politically expedient view , taken by the government of the day , on how Britain 's grand strategy should be implemented within its perceived availability of resources — — perceived because it is the product of subjective views and intense bargaining within the market-place that is Whitehall . |
| 30 | The tucuxi preys on some 28 fish species , but only 13 of these are also taken by the boto . |