Example sentences of "taking the [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My second disaster of the trip happened in the very minute of taking the camper van onto the road . |
| 2 | ‘ The company is taking the wider view , being proactive over staff well-being . ’ |
| 3 | Those taking the later view claim : . |
| 4 | Librarians are no more gifted in taking the longer perspective than any other individuals , and will in the main react instinctively like most of the rest . |
| 5 | Not only did the existence of a divided society help fuel party tensions under William and Anne , but taking the longer perspective covered by this book as a whole , it might even be fair to suggest that the emergence of the party divide amongst the political elite was itself a symptom of the bitter divisions that already existed in this society , divisions which we have traced back to the Restoration in 1660 . |
| 6 | ‘ Taking the longer view , a healthy forest industry would save the costs of importing timber and provide employment and business opportunities , ’ said CPR Essex spokesman Edward Crowley . |