Example sentences of "taking over a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Continental Can , the Court ruled that a company which already held a dominant position in the Common Market could be treated as exploiting it abusively so as to infringe Article 86 , if it strengthened its dominance by taking over a competitor . |
| 2 | In the Continental Can decision in 1973 the European Court held that a company which already held a dominant position in the Common Market or a substantial part of it could be treated as exploiting it abusively so as to infringe Article 86 , if it moved significantly towards monopoly by taking over a competitor . |
| 3 | This , yes we 're taking over a couple of |
| 4 | Manuel Lujan , the interior secretary , has grumbled loudly about a Japanese firm taking over a company operating under a government concession in Yosemite National Park . |
| 5 | Sometimes a commercial is deliberately written round a particular character , because he or she seems an absolute ‘ natural ’ for the product , but there is always the danger of a personality taking over a brand completely . |
| 6 | Wiley ( 1981 ) reports that striped wrens form ‘ age queues ’ , with the oldest male , at the head of the queue , taking over a breeding territory when the incumbent dies ; such queues may be commoner than we have thought . |
| 7 | One can only guess at how Howard and Redwood must feel about taking over a department , only to find that one of their political opponents has walked off with the money . |
| 8 | ‘ He was a new name taking over a side whose fans were expecting big things . |