Example sentences of "[verb] to take on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schladming , just to the east , which tried to take on the World Cup commitment , has suffered similarly . |
| 2 | As time passes the new bride is expected to take on the identity of her new family , making her subjugation complete . |
| 3 | With contracting , hospital doctors will be the agents of the provider , not the purchasing authority , and again can not be expected to take on the gatekeeper role . |
| 4 | Bolstered by his landslide electoral victory in 1972 , the President moved to take on the legislature . |
| 5 | Pegasus did n't win their first short corner of the game until the 28th minute , and that was down to Nadine Long , who at times was the only forward prepared to take on the Portadown defence . |
| 6 | Countries with suitable slalom sites but no suitable WWR courses would then be able to host events and smaller countries prepared to take on the WWR event but not the larger slalom event would be able to make contributions . |
| 7 | ‘ I know it 's a long way , ’ I say , ‘ I do n't even know which line to take on the underground . |
| 8 | He 's always looking to take on the back row and his sheer physical strength is phenomenal … |
| 9 | — ITV plans to take on the BBC in the lunchtime ratings battle with a new soap set in a North-East seaside community . |
| 10 | How Jon Solly plans to take on the world |
| 11 | As a result , people in these institutions quickly came to take on the roles and goals which these institutions required for their survival . |
| 12 | Now with the release of her new album , ‘ Shepherd Moons ’ she prepares to take on the world again , with music of an almost other-wordly beauty . |
| 13 | Please contact the Office immediately if you would like to take on the challenge of this demanding task . |
| 14 | Accordingly workers striking on an economic upswing often found employers more ready to negotiate than to prosecute , although if masters decided to combine to take on the union by resisting a wage demand or even enforcing a cut and bound themselves not to employ each other 's dismissed workmen , the law might be a more ready resort . |
| 15 | In addition to the above Kent have also very generously offered to take on the Handicraft and Soft Toy stall . |
| 16 | Sun — which admits its latest strategy is similar to the route trodden by MIPS Computer Systems Inc that now has half a dozen semiconductor companies selling its R series RISC designs — says it is just awaiting clearance to announce the names of several firms that have agreed to take on the Sparc . |
| 17 | Mick Houghton , who also works for the fashionable label Blast First , was asked why he had agreed to take on The Wedding Present . |
| 18 | The oppressed begin to take on the view of the oppressor and in our example above , would begin to feel that their depression is a personal failure . |
| 19 | You were going to take on the ones we had last time . |
| 20 | We will want to be able to build high capacity systems so going to take on the class of applications that have traditionally been associated with a mainframe . |
| 21 | The first year you 're running on adrenalin and you 're going to take on the world . |
| 22 | But no European country , not even Britain , is going to take on the burden of a post-imperial military presence in the Persian Gulf . |
| 23 | The team elected by Labour members yesterday bore some resemblance to the team the public might elect to take on the Tories . |
| 24 | This ruling appeared to have been accepted , however reluctantly , by Sassou-Nguesso , and during April the conference began to take on the character of a national assembly . |
| 25 | Although a late developer , it began to take on the size and conformation of an excellent Clydesdale stallion . |
| 26 | As August progressed , Arafat began to take on the role of Saddam 's chief ally . |
| 27 | It was beginning to take on the aspect of a full-scale expedition , and both women were looking forward to it immensely . |
| 28 | Having asked about Shropshire 's youth and their existence within the diocese , my friend Clare and I were invited to take on the role of Shropshire 's Youth Representatives . |
| 29 | Whether Hastings is invited to take on the role of Scottish captain is for the future , but he acknowledges the good fortune he has enjoyed in playing under such inspiring leadership : ‘ You only need to look at the names of players who have captained Scotland to be aware of the tremendous honour it represents . |
| 30 | The motorway slashed on through fields and villages without regard for either , and after a while the villages flowed together and became towns , and the towns joined and merged to take on the appearance of a city . |