Example sentences of "is take [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each case must be considered on its own merits though it is important that action is taken at the appropriate time . |
| 2 | If the percentage increase in eps is taken as the key measure , companies which begin with very low earnings have an unfair advantage . |
| 3 | " But first , ladies and gentlemen , you should know that Dr McNab holds the discredited belief that you catch cholera by drinking … more precisely , that in cholera the morbific matter is taken into the alimentary canal causing diarrhoea , that the poison is at the same time reproduced in the intestines and passes out with the discharges , and that by these so-called " rice-water " discharges becoming mingled with the drinking water of others the disease is communicated from one person to another continually multiplying itself as it goes . |
| 4 | If due account is taken of the present state of the law in regard to mortgages and choses in action , it is apparent that to make a distinction in the case of land would be to make just such an exception . |
| 5 | Although the focus is on individual prisons , some account is taken of the wider prison system and , in at least some cases , the overall criminal justice process . |
| 6 | And in the big cities — to go from the relatively sensitive and ‘ socially conscious ’ reports of the District Leader of Augsburg-Stadt — the old attacks on the parasitic existence of Party functionaries gained new strength in wartime conditions ; the extravagance of Party buildings was set alongside the slums in which it was said the great mass of the population still had to live ; and ‘ especially unfavourable note is taken of the feudal life and dwelling of leaders of Party and State ’ . |
| 7 | Finally , once account is taken of the major expansion of special employment programmes , particularly job creation schemes , in recent years , the LFS provides no evidence of any growth in temporary working . |
| 8 | Any property owner in this position should take immediate advice as action may be necessary both to ensure that the rateable value is as low as possible , and that maximum advantage is taken of the empty rate provisions . |
| 9 | For example , account is taken of the growing importance of theoretical linguistics , for which Edinburgh University is particularly well-known . |
| 10 | In golf 's World Matchplay Championship quarter-finals at Wentworth , Seve Ballesteros beats the American , Chip Beck , 9 and 8 , but Nick Faldo is taken to the 38th hole by South Africa 's David Frost before winning a sudden-death play-off . |
| 11 | The course is of three years ' duration ( or four years if the American Studies strand is taken after the first year ) . |
| 12 | The next example , gross household income , is taken from the 1989 family expenditure survey . |
| 13 | Gas is taken from the Regional Transmission System at times of low demand , usually overnight , and put into storage to be used at times of higher demand such as the breakfast and tea-time periods . |
| 14 | This phrase is taken from the European Council 's own ‘ Declaration on the Environment ’ signed in Dublin in 1990 . |
| 15 | If a piece of tissue is taken from the posterior margin of a mouse limb bud and grafted into the anterior region of a chick limb bud , it too can specify additional digits , but the digits are , of course , chick digits . |
| 16 | The term structure is taken from the physical world where objects relate to each other differently . |
| 17 | The name is taken from the Greek reuo , to set free , because it was thought to be effective in so many ailments . |
| 18 | In most houses , with what is called an indirect cold water supply , the rising main goes directly to a cold water cistern , typically situated in the loft ; in others , with a direct cold water supply , the supply for taps and fittings within the house is taken from the rising main itself . |
| 19 | The Woodward list is taken from the published account of the research . |
| 20 | The version given here is taken from the 1798 edition of Lyrical Ballads . |
| 21 | In time these may dramatically change the view : Figure 6.36 is taken from the same point as Figure 6.34 , but in summer rather than winter and also one year later , some five years after the reconstruction of the road . |
| 22 | This curious species is preserved in a fine-grained sandstone as an external mould — that is , all the original shell material has been dissolved away , but this still allows an accurate view of the original organism , especially if an artificial cast is taken from the natural mould . |
| 23 | The company may suffer because , as we have seen , unless such rights have been most carefully drafted , they will not come into operation so long as no action regarding registration is taken by the personal representative and because , if the company had only two members and directors , the death of one may mean that no quorate meetings can be held , and the company may face a petition to wind it up . |
| 24 | Of the total NHS budget , as we can see from Figure 10.2 , a small part — less than 3 per cent — is taken by the central department to provide central administration , supply a few specialist services and give a few specific grants . |
| 25 | From the householder 's main stopcock , the water is taken by the rising main . |
| 26 | Experience is taken by the perceptive teacher and used as the starting point for further discovery . |
| 27 | There is , of course , great competition to be the last to lay , and the privilege is taken by the dominant female . |
| 28 | Dinner is taken in the elegant dining room accompanied by candlelight , fine linen , flowers and classical music . |
| 29 | Breakfast is taken in the large dining room with mahogany tables with home-made marmalades and preserves , and locally made honey is offered . |
| 30 | The adjustable flashhead is set pointing straight at the aquarium glass and great care is taken in the initial focusing in order to ensure sharp photographs . |