Example sentences of "it takes [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In her foreword , Ruth Richardson , the Minister of Finance ( and not the most popular Kiwi politician ) , expresses it thus : ‘ The special advantages of accrual accounting are that it distinguishes between capital and current spending , and that it takes better account of the cost of current policies for future generations … |
| 2 | It takes real determination to pack all the country house thriller cliches you can think of into half an hour , but TVS and Ian Stuart Black managed it in House of Glass ( ITV ) , an Appointment With Fear try-out for a post-franchise series . |
| 3 | This involves a different type of responsibility as well , and to accept it takes real courage . |
| 4 | I feel , however , that it takes insufficient account of the natural caution and pragmatism of the British people , which was admirably reflected in the negotiating approach of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and his colleagues in the Cabinet . |
| 5 | Roses are naturally at their most beautiful in summer , but it takes year-long care to ensure they maintain their glory . |
| 6 | A second technique is deconcentration — although functions may be departmentalised in a single central government department , it may nevertheless be desirable for administration to be dispersed from the geographical centre and into the regions and localities where it takes actual effect ‘ on the ground ’ . |
| 7 | Experiences , they argued , are identical with brain states ; but when someone is conscious of his experiences he is not conscious of his brain as such : it takes modern science to tell us that consciousness is a state of the brain . |
| 8 | Atari says it takes legal action against as many pirates as it can find , and has two big prosecutions pending at the moment . |
| 9 | It takes four hydrogen nuclei to make one nucleus of helium , and each time this happens there is a slight release of energy and a slight loss of mass . |
| 10 | It takes four place settings and costs £299.90 ( building-in kit extra ) |
| 11 | Even if it takes four week they 're stopping there . |
| 12 | Writing an Introduction As we have said , it takes much practice to be able to write essays well . |
| 13 | It takes much cranking of the engine with the starter motor to get going again — although the time it takes to fire up does vary . |
| 14 | It takes much time . |
| 15 | It takes much time and effort to find recorded music that is suitable as movement accompaniment . |
| 16 | Yet when asked how long it takes each week to prepare and construct the next sequence , Dr Postlethwait is accustomed to laugh heartily ( as he did when I asked him ) and reply , " Oh , about fifty hours . " |
| 17 | As Booker Noe Jr , the master distiller at Jim Beam , puts it : ‘ It takes good Bourbon at least four years to get to know the inside of the barrel . ’ |
| 18 | We ca n't do this on our own — it takes good planning and communications , the right data , money and , above all , teamwork . ’ |
| 19 | He added : ‘ British Rail has put off its £0.75bn programme and even if it takes private money , the bigger the players the better . |
| 20 | It takes little knowledge of history to appreciate that relatively few of the battles recorded in history have had a decisive effect upon the future of those involved . |
| 21 | It takes little imagination to foretell the likely consequences of just one peg disintegrating and flinging its spring or its free arm into the cutter gap during a pass ; or the possible knock-on effect(s) on the rest of the makeshift assembly and the astonished operator if this should happen . |
| 22 | It takes little imagination to see that here is a huge resource for the study of consumer and retailing habits , but if we follow the practice suggested recently by some archivists and take the network with its constituent data flows and data tables , software resources and analytical outputs as a whole , as the document itself , this is a major site for examining the cultural effect of these systems . |
| 23 | While the Dutch government is actively planning to reduce the number of hospital beds , particularly those for long-stay patients , it takes little notice of the reality of mental health care in The Netherlands , cherishing various misconceptions regarding institutionalism and community care . |
| 24 | These factors are worthy of emphasis because in practice they are still dealt with very badly in many organisations and yet it takes little trouble or expertise to make an enormous difference . |
| 25 | It takes little effort of the imagination to put oneself in Theo 's shoes , and feel the grey , correct , judicious side of his character flinching from the terrifying sincerity of Vincent 's outpourings . |
| 26 | If you want to be a great player , it takes extra effort . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Over-involved ’ is a derogatory label still used by professionals to describe anxious , supportive relatives , yet it takes extraordinary judgment and sensitivity to manage a close relative 's abnormal beliefs and behaviour in a way which neither colludes with pathological beliefs nor alienates the sufferer . |
| 28 | If you go to , your master 's away cu say he 's gone to race meeting and it takes two day , they 're going to be up at , say Ascot , more likely he goes for the week . |
| 29 | He moans : ‘ It took three days to record one 30 minute Hot Shoe Show , whereas it takes one day to film a game show . |
| 30 | For every unit of alcohol ( half a pint of beer ; one glass of wine ) , it takes one hour to clear itself from the body . |