Example sentences of "to take [adv prt] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A fashionable consensus may be emerging , among those who reject any variation of the ‘ one more heave ’ school of Labour electoral thought , that a mixture of constitutional reform , including proportional representation ; a philosophy based on using the community to protect the individual ; and a set of consumer-friendly policies is the best way to create a modern left-of-centre party to take on the Conservatives . |
| 2 | The doctor must come from virtually nowhere if he is to join the powerful Irish representation which is anticipated will cross the Atlantic to take on the Americans at the height of summer . |
| 3 | No that 's right really , I mean if you do n't know the area you do n't know which road to take on the islands . |
| 4 | Mr Roger Ward , chief executive of the Polytechnic and Colleges Employers Forum , said it was regrettable that Natfhe seemed determined to take on the employers right across the sector . |
| 5 | Armed with their newest inventions ( a super-duper jeep and hi-tech helicopter ) they vow to take on the forces of evil and blast their way to freedom — so get blasting ! |
| 6 | You were going to take on the ones we had last time . |
| 7 | Does he not realise that many Members on both sides of the House and many staff who work here have to eat morning , noon and night in those cafeterias , and that there is a desperate need to take on the services of people who are qualified and at the forefront of their field in this subject ? |
| 8 | In nineteen seventy Richard Branson was making waves as a young businessman , even then he had aspirations to take on the giants . |
| 9 | On Oct. 3 four of the eight members of the Collective State Presidency ( representing the republics of Serbia and Montenegro , and the autonomous provinces of Vojvodina and Kosovo within Serbia ) voted to take on the powers of the Yugoslav Assembly because they were " in conditions of an immediate danger of war " . |
| 10 | As a result , people in these institutions quickly came to take on the roles and goals which these institutions required for their survival . |
| 11 | They unofficially pay bounties to armed freelances willing to take on the terrorists . |
| 12 | But , less than three years on , a barrage of unforeseen problems has compelled Peter Mantle to take on the responsibilities of a new role : that of vigorous country crusader . |
| 13 | It was felt that small companies would be less willing to take on the responsibilities of nuclear power plants . |
| 14 | At the same time , we will be paying special attention to the acquisition of management skills , providing specific training courses to develop in our trainees the confidence and resourcefulness needed to take on the responsibilities of running a busy section . |
| 15 | More than 1,600 names — the people whose personal wealth is pledged to meeting insurance claims — lost money when they found themselves having to meet huge bills for asbestosis and pollution claims after Mr Outhwaite agreed to take on the risks from other Lloyd 's syndicates in 1982 . |
| 16 | A team to take on the Tories |
| 17 | The team elected by Labour members yesterday bore some resemblance to the team the public might elect to take on the Tories . |
| 18 | We used to run direct to Kirkwall via and erm it was then that the post office caught hold of us and wanted us to take on the mails . |
| 19 | If the reason for leaving was ill-health refer to it briefly , explain it was a temporary situation and emphasize your present fitness and ability to take on the demands of the new job . |
| 20 | Now I was ready to take on the guards and he was calming me , rather than me him . |
| 21 | But the minister pointed out : ‘ The basic fact would seem to be that , the longer the campaign has gone on , fewer people have been prepared to take on the commitments and risks of being part-time soldiers . ’ |
| 22 | Part of the answer lies in the unexciting fact that he is prepared to take on the jobs . |
| 23 | Enter Peter Willey , determined to take on the bowlers . |
| 24 | The same is true for France , Australia and anyone else willing to take on the Springboks . |
| 25 | The fire brigade were called in to take down the ropes that year . ) |
| 26 | Said Doran : ‘ We got notice to take down the signs and did that . |
| 27 | Phil , who graduated in Physics in 1987 , invited fellow students and staff to take part in the sponsored abseil and received such a positive response that he had to take down the posters advertising the idea after 48 people volunteered . |
| 28 | Carl was destined to take over the duties and responsibilities of his father from an early age . |
| 29 | Based on profits of DM250,000 , ( £89,285 ; $155,375 ) made by the 1991 Fair , there are plans to set up a permanent office to take over the duties which , in the past , Association members have undertaken voluntarily . |
| 30 | In the case of some functions Whitehall has the power to take over the duties of a local authority if it fails to carry out its statutory obligations . |