Example sentences of "[to-vb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They warn some practices will go private and their patients will face a massive increase in costs , while other practices may refuse to take on new NHS patients . |
| 32 | Desire was easy to slam the door on , but emotions were a very different matter , and her fear was beginning to take on new dimensions as she realised Damian Flint threatened her heart even more than he threatened her body . |
| 33 | It is in the nature of a goal oriented specialty to take on new tasks , which has often been necessary in the past . |
| 34 | On the other hand , I might be able to demonstrate , even inculcate , ways of thinking that will enable them to take on new topics much more quickly . |
| 35 | ‘ The lending figures show that people are still not prepared to take on new credit and this will restrain any turnaround in the economy , ’ said Ian Amstad , of US-based Bankers Trust . |
| 36 | Many of the biggest companies are refusing to take on new clients with such cars , and are jacking up the premiums on existing business . |
| 37 | This optimism was partly reflected in the fact that 40 per cent claimed they intended to take on new employees within the next six months . |
| 38 | In the final quarter of the year , it surged and closed at its high of 330p , 24.5% up on the 30th September level ; this was more than twice what the FT 100 Share Index achieved and reflected investor enthusiasm for a group that is seen as a prime beneficiary of any pick up in advertising , has bags of room to take on new business ( 25% unutilised capacity on its magazine presses ) and is cash rich . |
| 39 | Dentists are refusing to take on new Health Service Patients . |
| 40 | It is , in our view , more important to forge a whole school policy than to take on new practices piecemeal . |
| 41 | ‘ We would encourage people to look at their total income and their outgoings and work out if they can afford to take on new loans , ’ said Mr Adair . |
| 42 | The aircraft serve to show the incredible adaptability of the design to take on new roles and new shapes . |
| 43 | The initiative helped it to take on new staff , all previously unemployed , and train them in skills ranging from computing to business administration . |
| 44 | Its proportions can be varied to take on new shapes . |
| 45 | As a headteacher of a state primary school I was immediately aware that I would be asking the staff who worked with me to take on new responsibilities . |
| 46 | It has strengthened links between school and college , it encourages dialogue , it gives opportunity to classroom teachers to develop new skills and to take on new responsibilities . |
| 47 | Help prepare members to take on new responsibilities arising from the Construction [ Design and Management ] Regulations.PS |
| 48 | With brothers Turner and Terts Ashibi now acting as coach and physiotherapist respectively , the team are ready to take on other challenges . |
| 49 | For them as clergymen the obvious solution was to take on other duties to supplement the £10 , but administratively it was clearly better that they should be paid , adequately , for their work without being forced to divert their energies in other directions . |
| 50 | Senior managers would love to take on other societies ' mortgage books , but not the associated hassle of brands and branches . |
| 51 | His exhaustion as the result of his new regime , and the strange world in which he found himself , was compounded by the fact that he felt obliged to take on other responsibilities . |
| 52 | John , playing from Great Aycliffe , goes through to the area finals of the national championships to take on international Cliff Simpson ( Hartlepool ) on a neutral venue . |
| 53 | The perception of women 's inability to take on managerial positions are almost universal . |
| 54 | Hendry also possesses a greater range than Davis , who may be hamstrung by his reluctance to take on long pots . |
| 55 | YOUR VERY OWN MANAGER There has been a surge recently in the number of smaller fund management companies keen to take on private clients |
| 56 | There are more than 200 stockbroking firms eager to take on private clients , ranging from the independent , old-fashioned type of broker through to some of the larger international firms or subsidiaries of the clearing banks . |
| 57 | A man who , through choice or redundancy , decides to work from home , may be willing to take on simple cooking and housework so that his wife can return to full-time employment . |
| 58 | But none of the employees are expected to take on extra duties after a hard day in the shop . |
| 59 | It was never fully explained why he had to leave , but we can imagine that the ardour with which he had previously performed his duties ( always the first to take on extra work ) had gone too far . |
| 60 | Consumers may not have any more cash in their pockets than they did 48 hours ago , but it is their willingness to take on extra debt that drives demand for housing , cars , and other big items of spending . |