Example sentences of "and take [adj] action " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its system is derived from an architecture that integrates disparate products and applications around an event-driven core providing an automated ‘ alarm ’ system activated in anticipation of a user-defined problem and takes immediate action . |
| 2 | Its solution is derived from an architecture that integrates disparate products and applications around an event-drive core providing an automated ‘ alarm ’ system activated in anticipation of a user-defined problem and takes immediate action . |
| 3 | Alan will charge off and take immediate action . |
| 4 | It is an inevitable reality now after waiting for over nine months for the Commission for Racial Equality to investigate and take appropriate action . |
| 5 | This might well involve getting to the bottom of disputes and taking disciplinary action if necessary , but never forget your real aim is to keep things running . |
| 6 | She is suing a hunter who chased wild boar on to her land and taking legal action over articles about her love life with Bernard , a close friend of extreme right-wing politician Jean-Marie le Pen . |
| 7 | Thus Quality Control is basically a system for setting quality standards , measuring performance against those standards and taking appropriate action to deal with deviations outside permitted tolerances . |
| 8 | It consists of checking items as they progress through the process , comparing them with relevant standards and taking corrective action , where required . |
| 9 | He gave the impression that the agents were to a large extent out of DK 's strict control and that the agents were policed largely on the basis of responding to complaints and taking remedial action where appropriate or possible . |
| 10 | In the context of ancient sites , it involves becoming aware of the special nature of the place and taking some action , however small , in recognition of this . |
| 11 | Creatures that correctly recognized the implications of data gathered by their sense organs and took appropriate action would be more likely to survive and reproduce . |
| 12 | His group were worried about the rise of superstition worldwide , and took positive action when circumstances warranted . |
| 13 | And someone — someone from close by , someone on or near this site — caught him in the act , and took drastic action . |
| 14 | If the Government had listened to the police and taken prompt action on any of those warnings — action for which they could have secured all-party support — I have no doubt that some of this summer 's tragedies would have been avoided . |
| 15 | They knew of the construction of the sewer , and they ought to have appreciated the possibility of damage to their mains and taken appropriate action to prevent or rectify it . |
| 16 | If they had agreed with British Airways , I could understand that they might have left the issue alone , but they might have come to different conclusions and taken different action . |
| 17 | 1 he Act states ‘ … the general purpose of a community council shall be to ascertain , co-ordinate and express to the local authorities for its area , and to public authorities , the views of the community which it represents … and to take such action in the interests of that community as appears to it to be expedient and practicable ’ ( Section 51(2) ) . |
| 18 | It also asks councils to remove grass cuttings , which kill the plants underneath , and to take firm action to prevent farmers from ploughing up verges . |
| 19 | The Government — Mr John Patten — having learnt through the courts that teachers have the right to refuse to set the prescribed tests , now threatens to cut the headteacher 's salary and to take legal action against the governors of schools where the tests are not set . |
| 20 | Section 47 imposes a positive duty on investigating authorities to see the child and to take legal action if access is denied . |
| 21 | They also agreed to pursue a common external trade policy towards Eastern Europe and the Third World , and to take joint action on scientific , social and environmental issues . |
| 22 | Employees would be given the right to belong to a union and to take industrial action , and strikers would be protected from dismissal . |
| 23 | He sees no reason why those sharing a similar class situation should necessarily develop a common identity , recognize shared interests and take collective action to further those interests . |
| 24 | Signs , know your traffic signs , right , signals , give signal , give signals if they would help or warn other road users watch out for the signals of other drivers and motor cyclists or pedal cyclists and take necessary action from them . |
| 25 | But , if an error of judgement or a bad decision has been made , the vital thing is to recognise that , admit it and take immediate action to break the chain of events while a safe course of action is still possible . |
| 26 | Before turning to consider the main authorities I should emphasise that Woolwich paid the principal sum under neither mistake of fact nor of law , rather did it pay under protest and take immediate action to challenge the validity of the demand . |
| 27 | Develop good habits like keeping records : cheque book stubs , credit card dockets , receipts , and a proper filing system so that you can see your outgoings at a glance — and take corrective action early by spending less if you find you 're not sticking to your budget . |
| 28 | Control means to establish standards of performance , measure performance against those standards , and take corrective action where required . |
| 29 | Firstly , with the accountant 's control model there tends to be time lags in the reporting of variances because of the nature of accounting systems , and secondly people , rather than the mechanical system , will have to be motivated to respond to variances , identify the cause of variance and take corrective action . |
| 30 | The venture capitalist has been there before ; he should be able to recognise the warning signs and take appropriate action . ’ |