Example sentences of "have taken steps [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The industry body for many of the companies behind the leasing of photocopiers , the Finance and Leasing Association , has taken steps to curb excesses on the part of its members . |
| 2 | The court heard that Mrs. White , who is now separated from her husband , has taken steps to combat her alcohol problem and is paying off all her debts . |
| 3 | On the other hand , the jury can be asked to take the plaintiff 's own conduct into account in reducing damages — if he has taken steps to refute the allegations publicly , or has been cleared of them after a publicised enquiry , or has obtained retractions and damages from other publications , his wounds may be considered to have partially healed . |
| 4 | ’ — Which is why I imagine Burun has taken steps to remind Artai that it is the ulus of the Kha-Khan to be the Lord of the Earth , ’ he said . |
| 5 | The Government has taken steps to improve court procedures but it has steadfastly refused to introduce a legal right to interest . |
| 6 | Since that time central government has taken steps to reduce the proportion of local expenditure it funds . |
| 7 | However , in a concession to a veto threat delivered by US President George Bush , Congress allowed Bush the authority to restore the aid programme if he could certify " that the government of Jordan has taken steps to advance the peace process in the Middle East , or that furnishing assistance to Jordan would be beneficial to the peace process in the Middle East " . |
| 8 | The United States House of Representatives on June 20 voted by 410 to eight to cut off military aid to Jordan worth US$27,000,000 , pending assurances that " the government of Jordan has taken steps to advance the peace process in the Middle East " [ see p. 38119 ] . |
| 9 | Ahead of the Commission 's recommendations , the Law Society has taken steps to guarantee the competence of police station advice given by unqualified staff by producing a scheme which will provide comprehensive training for solicitor 's representatives , followed by a test which they will have to pass in order to continue to be paid for the work by the Legal Aid Board . |
| 10 | He has taken steps to help resolve the financial difficulties and hopes to return to a normal trading position in due course . |
| 11 | He has taken steps to alleviate the problem of attitude but it is n't always easy to strike the right balance . |
| 12 | There is no contemporary support for the suggestion that Gloucester and the Woodvilles were rivals before Edward IV 's death , and that the king should therefore have taken steps to remedy the situation . |
| 13 | There is no contemporary support for the suggestion that Gloucester and the Woodvilles were rivals before Edward IV 's death , and that the king should therefore have taken steps to remedy the situation . |
| 14 | ‘ The commission took into consideration their record over the past five years , ’ said Graham Kelly , the FA 's chief executive , ‘ but they also noted that they had taken steps to improve it over the last 18 months . ’ |
| 15 | BR said it had taken steps to control overtime and to ensure engineers were taking breaks in the hard pressed Southern Region , where skills shortages are most acute . |
| 16 | In Coldunell Ltd. v. Gallon the creditors had acted responsibly in that they had taken steps to ensure that the elderly parents received independent legal advice and , as appears from the closing sentence of the extract of Oliver L.J . 's judgment just cited , they were entitled when they received in return documents apparently executed in the presence of such a solicitor to accept those documents and act upon them . |
| 17 | It marked the first occasion on which the UK had taken steps to grant political asylum to a refugee from another Western country . |
| 18 | Lord Dundas was fully aware of Glassford 's importance to his political interest in Clackmannan , and had taken steps to try to oblige him in a matter relating to his West Indian business interests , but Glassford was also conscious of his position in the political sphere , and fully intended to use it to secure his brother-in-law 's reinstatement . |
| 19 | He will at a very early stage have taken steps to preserve evidence , possibly by photographic and other means , of an ephemeral or fleeting nature such as ice ( if he is lucky the temperature on the ground since the crash could still be below freezing ) , or fuel leaking away from a damaged tank or fuel filter , or soot deposits indicative of fire in the air which could be washed away by rain or other disturbance . |
| 20 | I do n't see it erm becoming an issues in an organization such as our own because er we have recognized its er potential harmful effects and have taken steps to counter it . |
| 21 | Since then we have taken steps to sharpen the focus on both our separate missions as we have become increasingly confident that our commercial work can prosper on its merits . |
| 22 | We have taken steps to draw to the attention of all children who go into a home the fact that there is a telephone number , a contact point and a named officer separate from the home to whom they can complain if they feel the need . |
| 23 | A number of women in the Scottish party are finding the matter of female representation less humorous and have taken steps to force it to address their concerns . |
| 24 | They have taken steps to stop water draining off from the mini-lake , and done an inordinate amount of plodging in the wetland . |
| 25 | A patient 's attention should be drawn to the fact that he has a right to complain and we have taken steps to do so . |
| 26 | I have seen the report and am considering its implications carefully , but it is just worth pointing out that in 11 of the past 12 Budgets we have taken steps to encourage employee share ownership to the extent that by the end of March last year about 2.25 million employees had benefited under all employee share schemes and had received options or shares with an initial value of £6.5 billion . |
| 27 | And , I certainly have taken steps to make sure that I do n't get a wasps nest , but in that particular area again , because he begged to point out to me where the wasp was getting access to , a little tiny space above my bedroom window , and that has now been sealed , so hopefully the wasps another year will find a home somewhere else that is n't quite so close to my open bedroom window . |
| 28 | In recent years the head offices of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have taken steps to increase their influence on this process , and have aroused the resentment of local favourites whose chances of nomination have been jeopardised by this " interference " . |
| 29 | Difficult meeting as some Social Workers are refusing to work with colleagues and have taken steps to frustrate the function of the Area Team . |
| 30 | I am glad to say that all the relevant Government Agencies in Northern Ireland ie the Department of Economic Development , the Training and Employment Agency , the Industrial Development Board and LEDU , have taken steps to help local business prepare for the future . |