Example sentences of "[not/n't] take [adj] action " in BNC.
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| 1 | For years nurses had wanted special pay arrangements which recognized that they did not take industrial action in pursuit of their pay claims . |
| 2 | The controversial nature of Gates 's nomination was highlighted when many of his supporters , most notably Boren , warned him that they would be watching closely to ensure that he did not take retaliatory action against his critics within the CIA . |
| 3 | Shares in Bond group companies were suspended on the Stock Exchange after the receivership decision but the group said other lenders had said they would not take immediate action . |
| 4 | ‘ If a dolphin can out-manoeuvre or outswim a shark it will do so … . if the dolphins can not take evasive action for some good reason , such as that a birth is about to take place , they will attack a shark . |
| 5 | The half-back may not take any action while the ball is still in the scrummage to convey to opponents that the ball is out . |
| 6 | But it is infinitely worse if you are so divided that it is apparent you can not take any action at all . |
| 7 | The people who heard the rumour and did not take any action are as guilty as the man who used the clenbuteriol . |
| 8 | The Panel will not take any action until the appeal period of two business days has expired . |
| 9 | ( 7 ) Once a bona fide offer has been made or is believed to be imminent , the board of the target company must not take any action which would frustrate that offer or deny shareholders an opportunity to decide on its merits , unless the action is approved by the shareholders in general meeting . |
| 10 | Mr Dear has said he did not take earlier action because he was told there was no evidence to suggest a wider conspiracy . |
| 11 | All that was assuming the government did not take direct action to dissolve the boards . |
| 12 | On the other hand , there is a firmly held view on Capitol Hill that America can not take unilateral action in a European theatre . |
| 13 | They had not approved of the baby ; they had thought Phoebe negligent at best for getting pregnant and not taking appropriate action ; they had chivvied her through the later months of her pregnancy with a mixture of indulgence and irritation , cross both that she was pregnant and that she was n't taking it seriously . |
| 14 | Fred Workman gave me a free hand , bless him , and through my Radio Column , feature stories and editorials we blasted the CRBC , the federal Members of Parliament as well as the M.L.A. 's , and also included the local Mayor and Councillors for not taking preventative action to preserve our pioneering radio station long before . |
| 15 | Leyland Daf workers and trades union leaders in Britain criticised the British Government for not taking similar action to the Belgian and Dutch governments , which will invest something in the region of £80 million to help Daf resume production on the continent . |
| 16 | The Maggot was not taking evasive action but quartering the ground in search of our enemy . |
| 17 | The Sports Council has confirmed that Andrew Saxton CAN take part , if selected , but it has attacked weighlifting 's ruling body for not taking any action against Saxton . |
| 18 | So they 're not taking any action against the chap for shooting the dog but now they 're , they 're watching the other chap for causing disturbances ! |
| 19 | But above all , the Conservatives were impaled on the difficulties of saying why , since they had run the country for 13 years , they had not taken certain actions sooner . |
| 20 | The public at home would have been rightly outraged had we not taken this action , while the lessons that would have been drawn by other countries overseas were incalculable . |
| 21 | Erm , yeah we , we did take direct action and so eventually the ad was dropped , but if we 'd just complained and not taken any action the ad would n't have been dropped . |
| 22 | HERON International , the troubled property company , has warned the holders of its £465m worth of bonds not to take hasty action to recover their money while it is negotiating the restructuring of its debts . |
| 23 | Knowing what your rights may be worth in money terms will help you not only to decide whether or not to take legal action , if necessary , to recover the sums due to you , but also to assess the reasonableness of any ‘ termination package deal ’ offered to you and generally to plan ahead for the future . |
| 24 | So far the wife , who has not been named , has decided not to take legal action . |
| 25 | ‘ You ca n't do that sort of thing and expect the ref not to take strong action . ’ |
| 26 | In the meantime shareholders were advised not to take any action . |
| 27 | A report on the shooting was sent to the Crown Prosecution Service , but it decided not to take any action against Miss Hobson . |
| 28 | ‘ Your constable in Burford was looking for an excuse not to take any action . |
| 29 | Sir Dick was criticised for helping various spy authors with their books but the Government decided not to take any action . |
| 30 | The Soviet government indicated that Moscow would be willing to provide troops for a U N peace keeping force in the Gulf , but urged Washington not to take unilateral action . |