Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] has taken [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE British defence industry has taken a battering from the government over the past decade . |
| 2 | The Scotch Whisky Industry has taken a lead in establishing company policies for identifying and providing treatment for employees with alcohol problems . |
| 3 | NEC Corp has taken a hit from Standard & Poor 's Corp , which has placed the A-1 commercial paper rating of the NEC Industries Netherlands BV finance subsidiary on CreditWatch with negative implications , citing intensifying competition from local and international firms in Japan 's personal computer market , creating further pressure on profitability . |
| 4 | A promotion-chasing football team has taken the day off from a hectic training schedule to record a pop song . |
| 5 | The sport of horse racing has taken a tumble today with the news that there 'll be less Arab money being invested in breeding and training … but as one stable door closes … another one opens … in Gloucestershire trainer David Nicholson and his team have moved into their new home … its the biggest and hopefully best yard steeplechasing has ever seen |
| 6 | In its first declared objective for sending troops , i.e. the protection of Saudi Arabia against possible Iraqi invasion , the USA found legitimacy under Article 51 of the UN Charter which affirmed " the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence , if an armed attack occurs against a member of the organization , until the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to maintain peace and international security " . |
| 7 | The formal procedures of the House have not , so far , had to be changed following the introduction of television , and the Procedure Committee has taken the view that , unless a powerful case can be made to the contrary , it is not for the House to adapt to televising . |
| 8 | EUROPE 's video war has taken a series of bizarre new twists as the European Community 's new rules on imports of video recorders from Japan produce results in the market place that nobody predicted . |
| 9 | The CAB service has taken the initiative in setting up a system of advisory sessions in which local solicitors , operating on a rota , give free legal advice to clients who have been ‘ booked in ’ to a special session by a local CAB . |
| 10 | THE ECHO 'S champion chippy has taken a battering from a fire . |
| 11 | Ingres in Eastern Europe , Russia Hewlett-Packard Co has taken a licence from Ask Computer Systems Inc to distribute the Ingres relational database and application development tools throughout Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States . |
| 12 | PLANNING for the 1994 British International Motor Show has taken a step forward with confirmation that it will again be held at Birmingham 's NEC . |
| 13 | Westminster City Council has taken the initiative and published its own code of practice for caterers on the implications of the Food Safety Act 1990 . |
| 14 | GRAEME SOUNESS steps back into the pressure cooker of soccer management tomorrow , snarling at suggestions that heart surgery has taken the fire out of him . |
| 15 | Financial software house Quality Software Products Holdings Plc has taken the plunge and decided to go for a full listing on the UK stock exchange ‘ to exploit the business opportunities ’ presented by its newly-launched Universal OLAS product ( CI No 2,116 ) . |
| 16 | A prison inmate has taken a member of staff hostage in a cell . |
| 17 | Thankfully only minor shunts so far and the tow bar has taken the impacts . |
| 18 | Although the disability movement has taken the initiative in articulating this shift , it is a shift which is affecting all sides of the disability issue . |