Example sentences of "[vb -s] taken up the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Birkenhead MP Frank Field has taken up the fight of Tranmere residents who feared they were in danger of becoming a ‘ forgotten area . ’ |
| 2 | Tony Bell has taken up the reigns of captaincy at Middlesbrough once more . |
| 3 | It has taken up the cause of a South Ronaldsay mother , seven of whose children have been in care since November 1990 . |
| 4 | In his last year as President , Woodward is desperately keen to give Essex their first senior national title and has taken up the role of joint-manager to that end . |
| 5 | Ken Hollands has taken up the appointment of North Western Area Director from David MacInnes . |
| 6 | Ironically , the only Hibs player who appeared to have any kind of conviction going forward was Pat McGinlay , who has taken up the attention of Celtic 's manager , Liam Brady , and will be the object of a move from that quarter when his contract expires in the summer . |
| 7 | In fact , Mr Shiratori has been one of Japan 's representative 's on the IASC since 1984 and is well versed in all the issues ; he is also well aware that he has taken up the reins of office at a critical time for the IASC . |
| 8 | USL has taken up the baton of Architecture-Neutral Distribution Format technology from OSF , and has signed with the UK 's Defence Research Agency — the originator of the ANDF technology — to commercialise it for release with SVR4.2 . |
| 9 | In addition to the Audit Commission and the CBI , Business in the Community ( BIC ) has taken up the theme of ‘ partnership ’ . |