Example sentences of "[noun] to take up an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A policyholder who called at Croydon branch recalled an occasion years earlier when he was summoned to appear before the Board of Directors at London Office because he notified the Society of his intention to take up an appointment in Singapore . |
| 2 | I think I must have realized that Jean-Claude had neither the nerve nor the genuine confidence to take up an appointment in a language he did not speak . |
| 3 | In a similar vein one may recall the refusal of Taskopruzade 's grandfather to return to Istanbul to take up an appointment at the newly built Sahn for fear of becoming involved in distracting ambitions for personal glory . |
| 4 | A new deputy head to take up an appointment in January 1982 was earmarked to chair and lead the committee , and on the proposal of the head , members of the committee who were also members of the existing curriculum committee would be responsible for reporting on the project development . |
| 5 | Romanians would be given the chance to take up an ownership stake in a POF — a kind of embryonic mutual fund — by registering the privatization vouchers which were to be issued to all eligible citizens . |
| 6 | In 1985 Jones moved back to Provo to take up an appointment in the physics department at his Alma Mater , BYU . |
| 7 | These costs are relevant because they are directly attributable to the decision to take up an opportunity . |
| 8 | A school 's claim of achieving excellent standards in sports or instrumental music may seem very hollow to parents of children that do n't have an opportunity to take up an instrument or to play for the school team . |
| 9 | A PARISH priest is leaving north Suffolk to take up an appointment at The Vatican . |