Example sentences of "[noun pl] have take on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the powers of the European Parliament were enhanced by the Single European Act in July 1987 , lobbying of MEPs and the European Parliament 's committees has taken on new significance . |
| 2 | With the advent of the Youth Training Scheme ( started in 1983 ) one or two of the dairy farmers had taken on 16 year olds for the one year of the Scheme to lessen their own work load . |
| 3 | One aspect of the changing nature of local government since the early 1970s seems to be that various local government agencies have taken on this role in one way or another , to the extent that there seems to have been a marked change in relations between those agencies and business interests at local level . |
| 4 | Individual firms have taken on more security staff , but as yet there is little co-operation among companies on improving security outside their buildings , which is where bombs are most likely to be . |
| 5 | Fairly recently zoos have taken on vital roles as places of refuge for species . |
| 6 | It is a sad reflection on Bank Management that our members have taken on additional responsibilities without recognition or recompense by the Banks . |
| 7 | In recent years an increasing proportion of married women even with pre-school children have taken on part-time work . |
| 8 | Consensys had taken on Interactive System Corp and SunSoft Inc refugee Doug Miller as vice president of European sales . |
| 9 | As some of these private functions of unions have been taken over by welfare state agencies , unions have taken on other roles — especially representing their members in legal or industrial tribunals in claims over redundancy , discrimination , and negligence . |