Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] taken [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vienna , Virginia-based Legent Corp has taken an undisclosed equity stake in object software developer Tivoli Systems Inc . |
| 2 | The Division has taken a leading role in developing research into the assessment of work based learning ( AWBL ) . |
| 3 | Such a measure has taken a long time to appear . |
| 4 | Since 1989 defence has taken a growing share of state spending ; the official defence budget has doubled , keeping well ahead of inflation . |
| 5 | THE IDEA that Britain 's leading position in military technology automatically helps its industrial base has taken a new blow . |
| 6 | THE recession has taken a large bite out of profits at Daily Mail Trust , parent of the Daily Mail , Mail on Sunday and the Evening Standard . |
| 7 | THE recession has taken a heavy toll on UK investment levels , which are crucial to sustainable long-term growth . |
| 8 | THE UK recession has taken a giant bite out of McDonalds , the American burger chain . |
| 9 | But the snake- and lizard-eating species Trigona hypogea has taken the carrion-eating habit to the extreme , depending on it totally for protein . |
| 10 | The recession on the east coast has taken a heavy toll of banks there . |
| 11 | The scandal of the so-called Dianagate tape has taken a new twist . |
| 12 | Indeed , the model outlined in this chapter has taken no explicit account of the monetary sector and as such is sometimes called the ‘ simple ’ Keynesian model . |
| 13 | The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble . |
| 14 | The Education Committee has taken a similar decision in principle for teaching staff and is likely to finalise the matter later this summer . |
| 15 | As you will be aware the Council has taken a major initiative to investigate the levels of participation and standards of performance in sport and physical recreation among young people . |
| 16 | ‘ Hitherto , the Council has taken a positive view of franchising , regarding the overall benefits to both the profession and its clients as outweighing the disadvantages which will undoubtedly affect particular firms . |
| 17 | The war has taken a serious turn against us . |
| 18 | ‘ The housing market remains depressed and confidence has taken a severe blow from the turmoil in the foreign exchange markets that led to sterling 's suspension from the ERM . ’ |
| 19 | Although the SQL Access Group has taken the technical issues of SQL interoperability a stage further , the organisation has n't had much success in getting the specifications out of the copy book and into vendors ' products . |
| 20 | The moral terrain of the right has taken a strong line with football hooliganism , under-age drinking , heroin addiction , welfare scroungers , young criminals and the unemployed and homeless youth . |
| 21 | More important , in the second case the Court has taken a major step by allowing notions of classical freedom of contract to play an important part in its interpretation of the Directive . |
| 22 | Occasionally overlap may have the opposite effect due to the ‘ falling between two stools ’ phenomenon , two operators at the same level or at different levels may each assume that the other has taken a particular action which they both know is required . |
| 23 | In Costa Rica , Panama and Peru , where economic development has taken a distinct path unlike the rest of the continent , the formal proletariat represents a quarter of the EAP . |
| 24 | The Commission can also impose penalties upon parties for failing to provide this information once the Commission has taken a formal decision requesting the information from the parties . |
| 25 | The Countryside Commission has taken a particular interest in these areas with the aim of promoting environmental improvement through Groundwork and other types of project . |
| 26 | On the question of the exhaustion of domestic remedies the Commission has taken a different approach . |
| 27 | As recognition of the importance of the early formative years has deepened , however , the state has taken an increasing part in concern for child care . |
| 28 | Although Wallingford is likely to remain staunchly Tory at thforthcoming election among the business community confidence in the Government has taken a hard knock . |
| 29 | Bazaar rumour has it that as many as 100 of these anti-American clerics have been locked away ; but the government has taken no public stand against them . |
| 30 | The British Government has taken every possible precaution to safe-guard sensitive information and screen prospective recruits for the UDR . |