Example sentences of "[be] taking a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With both types , the lenders have your new home as security , but since they 're taking a bigger risk than normal , you can expect to be charged a higher rate of interest . |
| 2 | Over the next two nights we 'll be taking a closer look at those and other Popperfoto classics . |
| 3 | Because the institutions will generally be taking a greater commercial risk ( by subscribing or lending much larger amounts than management ) one would expect to see the institutions paying less per share . |
| 4 | Research and development should be taking a bigger priority in our public expenditure and within the private sector than it is even now . ’ |
| 5 | Under increasing public pressure , farmers are taking a greater interest in free-range systems which give a fairer deal to farm animals . |
| 6 | It would appear that the Americans are taking a greater interest in the matter , especially with the problems in Bosnia . |
| 7 | Well , here we are taking a longer view . |
| 8 | Indeed the heat and glare were taking a heavier toll , and my head was buzzing . |
| 9 | If the average rate is rising with income , then the tax is taking a higher proportion of higher incomes , i.e. the tax is progressive . |
| 10 | In some places , and increasingly in these times , the whole assembly is taking a larger musical part . |
| 11 | Higher pre-tax incomes move the individual up BC and imply that the government is taking a larger and larger fraction of total pre-tax income . |
| 12 | At Northern Foods Horsley 's brother-in-law , Chris Haskins , was taking a bigger and bigger part in the running of the company , leaving Horsley with more time , and he was delighted to have a chance to help in a project which instantly appealed to his idealistic nature . |
| 13 | Up until then the cinema had been taboo but Mrs Burrows , in her fifties and approaching retirement , was taking a broader outlook . |
| 14 | David was , by this time , playing a major role in developing the fast-growing U S retailing operation ; Nick was taking a larger hand in design strategy and had built a team of extremely young , artistic friends around him . |