Example sentences of "[noun] takes on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The report comes as the Department of Trade and Industry takes on the tasks of the now defunct Department of Energy . |
| 2 | The ErgoClient takes on the characteristics of a personal computer by means of a similar personality module , which incorporates an Intel Corp 80486 processor and simply slots into the machine . |
| 3 | The teacher takes on the role of an alien , who says that the crew of the Starship must be lying when they say their leader is a man . |
| 4 | Or perhaps the teacher takes on the role of the Pied Piper and tells the class ( still as townspeople ) that they can write letters to their children ( out of role the teacher could suggest these might be in code ) ; the drama might focus on negotiations between the townspeople and the Pied Piper . |
| 5 | A small theatre group takes on the task of mounting a Passion Play in Montreal . |
| 6 | This is the heart of the notion of the inner city ; at the very moment that policy draws the boundaries of the inner city a place takes on the qualities of coherence that it does not possess , embodies all the contradictions that are part of the original concept . |
| 7 | The forced march through Siberia becomes increasingly desperate and hallucinatory ( in fact Ypsilanti is , from the outset , clear in his own mind that they will never find the emperor ) : when the regiment comes to cross the tajga in July 1918 , the forest takes on the appearance both of a paradise regained and of a place of horror , endless in extent , haunted by marauding tigers and ghostly tribes . |
| 8 | John Gribbin takes on the role of New Scientist 's agony aunt |
| 9 | Wings appear externally for the first time and the insect takes on the appearance of an adult . |
| 10 | The wife takes on the bulk of the household tasks even if the husband may help occasionally . |
| 11 | Mum and health writer Nikki Bradford takes on the bottle-bashers |
| 12 | RADIO : Billy Butler takes on the challenges offered by Radio City 's Tony Snell and one man celebrating 25 wavelength years John Peel . |
| 13 | If , as previously shown , the free end of this two-link system is attached to a third member ( C in Figure 7.39 ) which is also grounded , the mechanism takes on the form of a four bar chain . |
| 14 | So for a lot of the time , their father takes on the job . |
| 15 | NCUBE TAKES ON THE TERAFLOPPERS WITH ORACLE-RUNNING 65,384-PROCESSOR NCUBE 3 FOR 1994 |
| 16 | Firstly , the state takes on the role of intervening in the relations of production to control the dysfunctional aspects of capitalism ; the contradictions of capital that Marx described . |
| 17 | Fortunately , Britain takes on the presidency of the European Community on July 1 so the Prime Minister could convene a conference to rethink the Maastricht conclusions . |
| 18 | Steve Morrison takes on the role of managing director broadcasting , with David Liddiment the new director responsible for programmes . |
| 19 | When meditating deeply before such an idol it appears as if the image takes on the aura of a live human-being . |
| 20 | The purchaser who relies solely on this mortgage report takes on the risk of unexpected building defects . |
| 21 | The process whereby a family member takes on the role of informal carer is not fully understood . |
| 22 | Rather than being a credible exposé and powerful statement on the subversion of British ‘ democracy ’ , the film takes on the flavour of international espionage and intrigue , epitomised by the killing of Paul . |
| 23 | Table Tennis Douglas takes on the Preans . |
| 24 | A " Space " drama in which each class takes on the roles of the inhabitants of different planets , each of which is in trouble . |
| 25 | In the light of such feelings , the denial of the existence of class takes on the force of a moral imperative , rather than a statement of fact . |
| 26 | The class takes on the role of a small rural community . |
| 27 | Even when one member of the family takes on the lion 's share of caring , there is no reason why brothers and sisters should not make some contribution . |
| 28 | Michael Howard takes on the job of Home Secretary , |