Example sentences of "take on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As part of this process some carers experience that in this capacity , whatever their skills in other directions , they take on the invisibility of their dependent , denigrated in a market oriented society as a burden . |
| 2 | How would you like to lead out the Merseyside Select XI at Goodison Park a week tomorrow when they take on the pride of Manchester in Graeme Sharp 's testimonial game ? |
| 3 | It is thus that ‘ national liberation ’ , or the breakaway movements , so often take on the colour and rhetoric of the group they see as dominating them . |
| 4 | The survey also contains information on the action employers take on the expiry of the time limit . |
| 5 | Higher education is notorious for producing disciples , as students take on the mantle of a teacher who has created a great impression . |
| 6 | Ideal notes take on the character of architecture — that is , they comprise a well-defined structure ; they are capable of supporting and containing the burden to be later placed on them ; and they are designed to last . |
| 7 | We look forward to giving further impetus to the process when we take on the presidency of the Community in the second half of the year . |
| 8 | Good lines , fair acting , and a surprisingly fresh take on the monster movie |
| 9 | McIver ( 1987 ) describes that in retailing customers were persuaded to forgo the service provided by the friendly corner store and take on the labour of pushing trolleys around supermarkets because they made gains through cheaper prices and a wider choice of goods . |
| 10 | take on the force of explicit protest , whereas those of Duck and |
| 11 | Every so often , rational pursuits need to be ‘ seen through ’ ; and their practices and concepts , which all too easily take on the form of rituals , need to be demystified . |
| 12 | There was nothing left now , but to grow old , but to grow old and take on the burden of her mother growing even older . |
| 13 | The information should be clearly presented and it should be plain to the audience : what the topic is ; why you have chosen it ; what view you take on the matter ; and why you have arrived at any particular conclusions . |
| 14 | Many in the music business sneer at coverage in the regional press but Gedge has always encouraged it , especially in the Middleton paper where articles take on the role of a public letter home . |
| 15 | The therapists take on the role of director , facilitator , organizer , reinforcer , and teacher . |
| 16 | For daughters who take on the role the identification of the caring responsibility is probably much more complex and is related to a variety of factors including the services which are available , the needs of the older person , the type of relationship and feelings of filial responsibility . |
| 17 | So the women take on the role of his good friends . |
| 18 | Armed forces increasingly take on the role of internal policemen — as they often have in several countries . |
| 19 | If the forecasts are believed , they will affect the actions of agents and so take on the role of expectations . |
| 20 | I take on the role of the mayor to ask — " What on earth has been causing all this damage ? " |
| 21 | And when you take on the role always hold something in reserve , so it 's what they 've created , but here 's something unexpected about it . |
| 22 | ‘ Take on the headache and do n't let it win by stopping you doing things , ’ he says . |
| 23 | There 's ice action for hockey fans in swindon tomorrow … wildcats against sheffield … on sunday Oxford city stars take on the basingstoke bulldogs |
| 24 | Tors take on the appearance of ruined castles or huge animals through the hanging cloud while stunted trees add to the other-worldly landscape . |
| 25 | The Zombies take on the appearance of people the adventurers know ( and preferably care about or at least like ) and reach forward to them as if in greeting . |
| 26 | A five-strong British team will contest the Commonwealth Tournament at Northumberland Golf Club from 6 — 8 June ; Great Britain and Ireland take on the Continent of Europe for the Vagliano Trophy at Nairn from 20 — 21 September , and the four Home countries will be among the line-up for the European Team Championship at Wentworth from 10 — 14 July . |
| 27 | EVENTS / Conkering heroes take on the world |
| 28 | Lola gets up to no good with her handsome boyfriend , but it 's a basic boy meets girl story of how the pair defiantly take on the world . |
| 29 | He had been ready to defy the conventions and take on the world — and win ! he thought . |
| 30 | Take on the world and never cry craven , he 'd said . |