Example sentences of "[verb] been taken in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Great care has been taken in the current depression , for example , to construct the image of scrounging , fiddling , laziness and greed as characteristic of the unemployed who ‘ could find work if they really wanted to ’ or whose misfortune can be explained by ‘ the irresponsible pay demands and restrictive practices ’ of those still in work . |
| 2 | The opportunity has been taken in the new version to rewrite the material , to make it clearer and more accessible for the reader . |
| 3 | That er , er , little action has been taken in the last thirty forty years since this has been being discussed , erm , I think the first international conference erm , produced their own report in nineteen sixty . |
| 4 | Saddam Hussein 's decision , in compliance with UN Resolutions 664 , 667 and 674 [ see pp. 37639 ; 37759 ] , was cautiously welcomed by US President Bush , who emphasized , however , that " no single hostage should have been taken in the first place " . |
| 5 | The photograph had been taken in the late twenties , seventeen or eighteen years before . |
| 6 | Menem , who later claimed that his action had been taken in the long-term interests of national unity and reconciliation , was immediately accused of double standards in releasing the former officers when he was simultaneously demanding the severest penalties for those involved in the latest rebellion . |
| 7 | A photograph of an older daughter of the family , then a student , had been taken in the small conservatory that leads into the house . |
| 8 | A number of measures have been taken in the 1980 Housing Act to help release more rented accommodation . |
| 9 | With improved personal relationships , however , steps have been taken in the last few years towards closer links . |