Example sentences of "on the extra [noun] " in BNC.

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1 However , by delegating authority to subordinates , the superior takes on the extra tasks of calling the subordinates to account for their decisions and performance , and also of coordinating the efforts of different subordinates .
2 He may simply not have had enough money to take on the extra land and the work as required for it .
3 Production is being doubled from 300 to 600 cars a week to meet the growing demand and Rover needs the extra staff to take on the extra shifts .
4 In the late 1950s , however , his Office was still very small and not equipped to take on the extra load .
5 Not a happy marriage , and not one that could take on the extra burden of a weeping widowed friend .
6 If we 're confident that you can afford to take on the extra commitment , we 're quite happy to agree a second loan .
7 Employers could not pass on the extra costs to the consumers either at home or abroad because of international competition — British goods would have been even more expensive than foreign goods .
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