Example sentences of "[noun] have taken steps [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 ’ — Which is why I imagine Burun has taken steps to remind Artai that it is the ulus of the Kha-Khan to be the Lord of the Earth , ’ he said .
2 In recent years the head offices of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have taken steps to increase their influence on this process , and have aroused the resentment of local favourites whose chances of nomination have been jeopardised by this " interference " .
3 However , in a concession to a veto threat delivered by US President George Bush , Congress allowed Bush the authority to restore the aid programme if he could certify " that the government of Jordan has taken steps to advance the peace process in the Middle East , or that furnishing assistance to Jordan would be beneficial to the peace process in the Middle East " .
4 The United States House of Representatives on June 20 voted by 410 to eight to cut off military aid to Jordan worth US$27,000,000 , pending assurances that " the government of Jordan has taken steps to advance the peace process in the Middle East " [ see p. 38119 ] .
5 It marked the first occasion on which the UK had taken steps to grant political asylum to a refugee from another Western country .
6 For example , it is known that attempts usually follow acute and serious interpersonal conflict , that chronic difficulties and social problems are common , and that a large proportion of patients have taken steps to gain help from their family doctors before the attempt .
7 The Government has taken steps to improve court procedures but it has steadfastly refused to introduce a legal right to interest .
8 Since that time central government has taken steps to reduce the proportion of local expenditure it funds .
9 Ahead of the Commission 's recommendations , the Law Society has taken steps to guarantee the competence of police station advice given by unqualified staff by producing a scheme which will provide comprehensive training for solicitor 's representatives , followed by a test which they will have to pass in order to continue to be paid for the work by the Legal Aid Board .
10 He will at a very early stage have taken steps to preserve evidence , possibly by photographic and other means , of an ephemeral or fleeting nature such as ice ( if he is lucky the temperature on the ground since the crash could still be below freezing ) , or fuel leaking away from a damaged tank or fuel filter , or soot deposits indicative of fire in the air which could be washed away by rain or other disturbance .
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