Example sentences of "and take [adj] step " in BNC.
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| 1 | The exercises involve exploring your thoughts , feelings , beliefs , desires , imagery and expanded states of awareness , looking at everyday events from a metaphysical perspective , and taking practical steps to change your life . |
| 2 | Perhaps during social education discussions in schools , more emphasis could be put on the importance of considering the long-term supportiveness of a potential marriage partner , of thinking through one 's aspirations for work and children and taking positive steps to achieve one 's hopes rather than letting things ‘ just happen ’ . |
| 3 | Brian Currie 's proposed amendment , that the PCD move in stages towards openness beginning with more comprehensive reporting — and taking further steps when the Institute has experience of how the reporting works in practice , received strong support . |
| 4 | She thanked the driver , lifted the latch of the low iron gate and took four steps that brought her to the front door . |
| 5 | In an effort to restore his political standing , Collor submitted to congress two bills to fight official corruption and took visible steps to disband his unofficial inner cabinet of friends and advisers — popularly known as the " Republic of Alagoas " after his home state — who were accused of influence peddling [ see p. 38388 for resignation of Collor 's wife as head of welfare agency ] . |
| 6 | The stabilization fund would be held in reserve to support rouble parity if Russia agreed to the IMF 's reform programme and took effective steps to apply it . |
| 7 | She stiffened as Sam shut the door and took two steps towards her . |
| 8 | Extended the trade embargo against Iraq to cover interdiction of air traffic and took other steps to tighten the embargo . |
| 9 | I knew perfectly well that if ever that crowd got hold of them none of them would have been left to tell the tale and took immediate steps for them to escape by the windows at the rear of the premises . |
| 10 | The older and more knowledgeable horseman knew exactly what had happened and took immediate steps to neutralize this smell . |
| 11 | The government , claiming that granting the pilots ' wage demand would set off a wage explosion and damage the economy , expressed its support for the airlines and took unprecedented steps to break the strike . |
| 12 | In dealing with the breach , or threatened breach of the peace , it is the duty of the police to investigate and to take such steps to stop or prevent as they think necessary . |
| 13 | A local authority , once satisfied that an odour amounts to a statutory nuisance is under a duty to serve an abatement notice in accordance with s.93 of the Public Health Act 1936 on the person whose act , default or sufferance gave rise to the nuisance or caused it to continue , requiring that person , in a specified time , usually two to six months , to abate the nuisance and to execute such remedial works and take such steps as may be necessary for that purpose . |
| 14 | Caution will be the name of the game as he attempts to collect more points and take another step towards fulfilling his ambition of winning all remaining fixtures before the December retirement . |
| 15 | STEFANO ERANIO helped injury-hit AC Milan to maintain their 100 per cent European Cup record and take another step towards the final . |
| 16 | 2:11 , 16 ) and positively that they should recognise that they belong to one another and take active steps to welcome and support one another ( Rom. 15:7 ) . |
| 17 | The important thing seems to be that teachers should be aware of this conflict and take some steps to resolve it , and this involves some kind of negotiation between teacher and pupils . |