Example sentences of "[noun] to take on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is Digital Equipment 's attempt to take on the Intel Pentium chip . |
| 2 | Association chairman , Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson , said : ‘ We are extremely fortunate that Orient were prepared to allow a man of Frank 's talent to take on the job . ’ |
| 3 | He pointed to a couple of other technical inferiorities , and went on to note that DEC still has n't managed to convince any of the semiconductor manufacturers to take on the production of Alpha — it looks as though DEC will have to make it itself . |
| 4 | In nineteen seventy Richard Branson was making waves as a young businessman , even then he had aspirations to take on the giants . |
| 5 | A team to take on the Tories |
| 6 | Does he not realise that many Members on both sides of the House and many staff who work here have to eat morning , noon and night in those cafeterias , and that there is a desperate need to take on the services of people who are qualified and at the forefront of their field in this subject ? |
| 7 | Two hundred and fifty signed letters were delivered to the Irish Embassy , protesting at the Irish government 's censorship and refusal to take on the issue . |
| 8 | Fans of volleyball reckon its the fastest … hardest court game of all … this week two of the world 's top teams Latvia and Lithuania have come to town to take on the might of England and the pick of the nation 's universities … on tuesday … wednesday … and thursday they 'll be battling it out in the gym at Iffley Road in Oxford and then on Friday they they head for the finals at the american airbase at Upper Heyford |
| 9 | The doctor must come from virtually nowhere if he is to join the powerful Irish representation which is anticipated will cross the Atlantic to take on the Americans at the height of summer . |
| 10 | The federal project in Europe would in some respects have enlarged Westminster 's competence , because of the capacity it accorded Europe 's national governments to take on the world 's financial markets and thus broaden the taxing , spending and borrowing options that have been , up until now , in the shadow of highly conservative directors of international capital flows . |
| 11 | This official was furious when it appeared that Oslear had spoken to media men about his determination to back Palmer and Hampshire , as well as Lamb , the only England cricketer who has had the courage to take on the cricket establishment . |
| 12 | ‘ Neil had the vision to see what needed to be done to carry Labour forward , he had the courage to take on the task , and he had the determination to see it through , ’ he added . |
| 13 | Six years later , in 1980 , he moved south of the Border to take on the role of TMcL 's UK managing partner and promptly landed himself in his first hot seat . |
| 14 | It is legendary that actuarial training is rigorous and difficult , but it is this depth of training which enables actuaries to take on the responsibility of advising on the financing of future payments involving billions of pounds for insurance companies and pension funds . |
| 15 | Michael Peckham is the first person to take on the task of directing the research effort of the National Health Service Phyllida Brown |
| 16 | Michael Peckham is the first person to take on the task of directing the research effort of the National Health Service . |
| 17 | Pat Kinch is here at RAF Fairford to take on the world . |
| 18 | But , less than three years on , a barrage of unforeseen problems has compelled Peter Mantle to take on the responsibilities of a new role : that of vigorous country crusader . |
| 19 | The two most prolonged battles of this kind , at Mavisbank near Edinburgh and Pell Wall in Shropshire , are cases where the owners have been deaf to every offer to take on the house and restore it . |
| 20 | All of this does not mitigate well for a prospective owner to take on the airframe in an easily-delivered and/or operational manner . |
| 21 | This motion also creates an opportunity for the union , our union , the members ' union , to encourage young members , members and branch activists to take on the role of branch administration officers within the regions we represent here today and gain experience in an area of trade union work that they thought might never have , have existed . |
| 22 | Does subsidiarity mean that the Member States should be permitted to decide whether that decision is an individual matter or one for the national state to take on the basis of its view of where the best interests of |
| 23 | Mrs Clwyd gave up her old job of Overseas Aid spokesman to take on the job after Alyn and Deeside Barry Jones lost his Shadow Cabinet seat after the general election . |
| 24 | In practice , many family members look to the female members to take on the lion 's share of responsibility for children , elderly relatives , the sick and the disabled , as well as domestic work , sometimes in addition to taking employment outside the home . |
| 25 | CAMBRIDGE 'S caretaker-manager Gary Johnson is being backed by his players to take on the job full-time . |
| 26 | No that 's right really , I mean if you do n't know the area you do n't know which road to take on the islands . |
| 27 | One of the principal factors causing the growth in church planting activity to dry up in other situations is the lack of full-time leaders to take on the work . |
| 28 | The City 's sigh of relief at Barclays ' decision to look for an outside candidate to take on the role of chief executive was audible . |
| 29 | But as they do need the financial background too , finding a suitable candidate to take on the finance director role , particularly of a large organisation , can be a problem and it 's not unknown for a company to invest considerable time and money in training someone specially for the job , though it is rare . |
| 30 | Bronson will return to the role of Paul Kersey to take on the Mafia in the latest sequel to the vigilante saga . |