Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] taken [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Vienna , Virginia-based Legent Corp has taken an undisclosed equity stake in object software developer Tivoli Systems Inc .
2 The Division has taken a leading role in developing research into the assessment of work based learning ( AWBL ) .
3 Such a measure has taken a long time to appear .
4 Since 1989 defence has taken a growing share of state spending ; the official defence budget has doubled , keeping well ahead of inflation .
5 THE IDEA that Britain 's leading position in military technology automatically helps its industrial base has taken a new blow .
6 The EEC has taken a direct interest in the problem of acid deposition , and in November 1988 a directive was agreed upon by EEC environment ministers concerning the sulphur emissions of large combustion plants .
7 THE recession has taken a large bite out of profits at Daily Mail Trust , parent of the Daily Mail , Mail on Sunday and the Evening Standard .
8 THE recession has taken a heavy toll on UK investment levels , which are crucial to sustainable long-term growth .
9 THE UK recession has taken a giant bite out of McDonalds , the American burger chain .
10 But the snake- and lizard-eating species Trigona hypogea has taken the carrion-eating habit to the extreme , depending on it totally for protein .
11 The recession on the east coast has taken a heavy toll of banks there .
12 The scandal of the so-called Dianagate tape has taken a new twist .
13 At the same time as his hon. Friend the Member for Monklands , West ( Mr. Clarke ) is saying that pay beds are to be driven from the health service and given to private companies , Lord Ennals has taken a leading position as a director of a private healthcare company — while remaining a Front-Bench spokesman on health for the Labour party .
14 Indeed , the model outlined in this chapter has taken no explicit account of the monetary sector and as such is sometimes called the ‘ simple ’ Keynesian model .
15 However , the weaving of Turkoman rugs has taken a different direction in each country , and there are now certain variations in the overall quality and characteristics of the rugs , as well as in the manner in which they are made .
16 There is no authority for these propositions , and a leading critic in the United States has taken a contrary view , as did the court in the case of The Application of the President and Directors of Georgetown College Inc. , holding that ‘ death resulting from failure to extend proper medical care , where there is a duty of care , is manslaughter . ’
17 The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble .
18 The Education Committee has taken a similar decision in principle for teaching staff and is likely to finalise the matter later this summer .
19 In the past , Mrs Aquino has taken a conciliatory stance towards ambitious factions in her armed forces , but , instead of appeasing mutineers , this policy has stoked rebellion in the barracks .
20 INTERNATIONALLY-renowned cartoonist Bill Stott has taken a humorous look at the Wirral for his latest book .
21 As you will be aware the Council has taken a major initiative to investigate the levels of participation and standards of performance in sport and physical recreation among young people .
22 ‘ Hitherto , the Council has taken a positive view of franchising , regarding the overall benefits to both the profession and its clients as outweighing the disadvantages which will undoubtedly affect particular firms .
23 Perry has taken a generous hit from his lover and is now nodding off .
24 Now the referee 's given it and what we reckon here is Rozario 's taken the free kick to Gemmell but Gemmell is now offside .
25 The war has taken a serious turn against us .
26 ‘ The housing market remains depressed and confidence has taken a severe blow from the turmoil in the foreign exchange markets that led to sterling 's suspension from the ERM . ’
27 Although the SQL Access Group has taken the technical issues of SQL interoperability a stage further , the organisation has n't had much success in getting the specifications out of the copy book and into vendors ' products .
28 Nissan has taken the whole thing one step further with its series of weird and cute limited production models .
29 So far , however , Liffe has taken the modest route of allowing access to APT through any authorised carrier , such as Telerate , with whom agreement was announced yesterday .
30 The moral terrain of the right has taken a strong line with football hooliganism , under-age drinking , heroin addiction , welfare scroungers , young criminals and the unemployed and homeless youth .
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