Example sentences of "[conj] it takes [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This Community law is applied through the courts of the Member States , where it takes precedence over any national law ; Martin Howe again : |
| 2 | In addition to rule-making , thereby reducing the degree of uncertainty confronting workers and management , it can also be a vehicle for resolving disputes , a power relationship and , where it takes place at enterprise or plant level , it may be regarded as a form of participation for workers or their representatives ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 3 | The vector graphics are well-executed , although it takes time for your eyes to adjust to what 's going on . |
| 4 | That 's one of the reasons why I 'm , why I 'm also interested in er in Freud because I think Freud provides that , I happen to think that Freud 's studies of , of crowd group psychology actually explain that , although it takes time to you know , certainly not at five minutes to four , it takes time to explain , but I think there is an explanation there and I think you c y y you can claim that there are certain emotions to do with identification and idealization , th that our genes have a programmer which things like erm nationalistic erm , erm er kind of jingoism can exploit in a modern culture which in primal cultures would have primal cultures people identify with their , with their local kin and their local culture and that 's that might ultimately promote their reproductive success , but that in modern cultures , this identification occurs with erm on a completely different level and with lots of people will not merely because you need so many more people modern cultures you have much more erm much bigger groups and you just meet many more people that , than you were ever th there is some interesting research , research recently published for instance which shows erm organizations seem to have a critical size and that people are not really able to track more than about two hundred and fifty other people , in other words you can have face-to-face relationships with up to about two hundred and fifty others , but once it gets beyond two hundred and fifty it 's too much and you start forgetting somebody as if the brain was primed to an optimum group size and once you get above that you just ca n't keep . |
| 5 | WE are going to stop apologising to ourselves for the fact that it takes money to run this organisation . |
| 6 | The reason many directors resist starting a pension scheme is simply that it takes money out of the business for example , for expansion . |
| 7 | It is a little like the adage that it takes money to make money . |
| 8 | Hoyle writes : ‘ My own recent work has caused me to doubt , not that evolution takes place , but that it takes place according to the usual theory of natural selection operating on randomly generated mutations . |
| 9 | Now , however , the assessment provisions of the 1988 Act ( turned by TGAT into a model for curriculum construction ) actually demand that it takes place . |
| 10 | It seems safest to conclude that this symbiotic relationship is the norm , but that it takes place to varying degrees according to policy , place and circumstance . |
| 11 | The only criteria of ‘ science ’ we are left with are its ‘ openness ’ and the fact that it takes place ‘ entirely in thought ’ . |
| 12 | The one useful generalisation about war in impoverished Africa is that it takes place where there are not many expensive weapons for soldiers to kill each other with , but where the conditions of organised life are so fragile that its disruption causes lots of civilians to die of famine and disease . |
| 13 | Firstly , the Forum programme is global in the sense that it takes place in all the regions . |
| 14 | While there are no confirmed reports of women who have been sterilized against their will or without their knowledge , many women have mentioned friends who have been sterilized without their permission and it is a common belief that it takes place . |
| 15 | Research has shown that we are normally not conscious that it takes place , but that we are uncomfortable if it is missing when we would expect it or present on inappropriate occasions — for example in a greeting from a complete stranger . |
| 16 | The novel can plausibly be labelled science fiction by virtue of the fact that it takes place in the future and involves ‘ alien ’ life forms , but the use of science and other specialized discourses is kept to a minimum . |
| 17 | The second method for regeneration to be initiated is by a time clock , so that it takes place at a convenient time such as during the night . |
| 18 | The imperfect monitoring of actions means that it takes time for types to self-screen , so they can enjoy a temporary reputation while this is going on . |
| 19 | It is a sad reflection on life that it takes danger and suffering to bring people closer together . |
| 20 | What all the programmes indicate is that it takes commitment and enthusiasm on the part of Rover , the schools and their pupils , if such initiatives are to produce the engineers of the future . |
| 21 | However , the Lappish people are more concerned about the plight of their traditional fishing waters , the loss of which is forever , much longer than it takes contamination from Russia to decay . |
| 22 | Play and experiment of a more or less directly sexual nature is natural and normal among younger children and , provided it takes place in non-frightening circumstances between children of roughly the same age there is generally no harm in it at all . |
| 23 | If you are in the river and pee in the water , it can sense your urine and will swim up to lodge in you , swimming up the nearest orifice and sticking out its barbs , which is meant to be excruciatingly painful — and it takes surgery to get one out . |
| 24 | He says Fill her up … and it takes petrol … diesel engines had n't quite been perfected . |
| 25 | The most common type used by gardeners is drawn through the earth by rotors that dig the soil and it takes practice to get the knack of using it . |
| 26 | In all aspects of pay and promotion the personal evaluation is critical and it takes account not just of performance at the current job but desirable personality traits such as creativity , emotional maturity and ability to cooperate with others . |
| 27 | He does not know what to do , and it takes time to solve the problem . |
| 28 | She 's very young , only a girl really , and it takes time to get used to this funny little country . |
| 29 | It 's like two distinct things , two different worlds , and it takes time to make the transition between them in one sitting . ’ |
| 30 | Quite often all the things that parents want to say go out of their heads and it takes time and confidence in their listener to start to explore the greater areas of concern . |