Example sentences of "takes second " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does this mean that his family now takes second place again ? |
| 2 | Soccer : Whelan hits late goal to frustrate Portsmouth Liverpool force FA Cup semi-final replay as John Byrne scores the winner that takes Second Division Sunderland to Wembley |
| 3 | What is seen takes second place to the act of seeing . |
| 4 | But this is probably better than some of the attempts that have been made deliberately to exploit the natural human interest in such a tragic event with supposedly factual accounts of the eruption , in which accurate reportage takes second place to lurid , entirely hypothetical detail . |
| 5 | A country in which respect for law and order takes second place to the problems of some illiterate chocco . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ assess the extent to which the school 's aims have been furthered ’ takes second place to ‘ examine the success of the implementation of the plan ’ . |
| 7 | Tongues loosen and caution takes second place to bravado . |
| 8 | If we prove something to our own satisfaction , we can release our energies for finding out about the subject : proving it to others takes second place . |
| 9 | The opening chorus of No. 140 , for example , is a very dramatic affair yet this aspect of Bach 's art takes second place to refinement of articulation and gracefulness of phrase . |
| 10 | There is , in the minds of consumers , the automatic belief that quality takes second place whether this is true or not . |
| 11 | I discuss this issue often with tourists I take trekking in rural Nepal , and my line is that the photograph takes second place to the opportunity for personal contact and an understanding of the culture . |
| 12 | What is important to a large majority of people takes second place to the market . |
| 13 | I love my music , but I can tell you it takes second place in my life . |
| 14 | It is unfair that we should have to wait until 1O.3Oam for the post just because the postmen have to hand deliver a memo to every department in the company , being told the post takes second place . |