Example sentences of "[adj] to take on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is now widely accepted that the Chairmanship of the Bar is virtually a full time job , and the profession has been fortunate indeed in the people who have been prepared to take on that responsibility and make that commitment . |
| 2 | In times of full employment , employers are more willing to take on disabled people of all kinds and there is a direct economic incentive to ensure that those who can work do . |
| 3 | A man who , through choice or redundancy , decides to work from home , may be willing to take on simple cooking and housework so that his wife can return to full-time employment . |
| 4 | The Italians like to run their own tours , rather like a closed shop , so I need to find an operator willing to take on more tourists . |
| 5 | The accountant will identify whether there is a need to establish a PAYE scheme and , if the band or their manager are n't willing to take on this responsibility , the accountant will operate this scheme on their behalf . |
| 6 | Nor have the courts seemed willing to take on this task . |
| 7 | Anyone at the assembly can nominate a person or persona whom they consider most appropriate to take on certain responsibilities . |
| 8 | This now means that many institutions no longer have the business and technological skills in-house to take on large systems integration projects , and are looking to external providers to save them money on services and hardware . |
| 9 | Benhabyles , as chair of the Constitutional Council , should have assumed interim presidential powers in the absence of a Speaker of the National Assembly , but was apparently unwilling to take on this responsibility , under which he would have been obliged to organize presidential elections within 45 days . |
| 10 | Heads are becoming more reluctant to take on difficult pupils and the LEA has no powers to force an opt-out school to take any , said officer Nigel Hunt . |
| 11 | Some management theorists maintain that in every organisation there is a hard core of mavericks who are reluctant to take on more responsibility . |
| 12 | What they did not seem to perceive was that non-intervention in the Spanish conflict was part of the policy of appeasement then being followed by the western powers , or that , even if a European war began before the Spanish conflict were settled , the European democracies would be reluctant to take on extended commitments , especially if this meant running the risk — as they saw it — of assisting communism on Europe 's southern flank . |
| 13 | Employees may feel a sense of powerlessness in taking on a large organization or it may be that advisers are more reluctant to take on large organizations . |
| 14 | We would be most unwise to take on this role in the current economic climate . |
| 15 | It was never fully explained why he had to leave , but we can imagine that the ardour with which he had previously performed his duties ( always the first to take on extra work ) had gone too far . |
| 16 | Desperate for cash following the Swedish debacle , he was one of the first to take on commercial sponsorship by negotiating a less than lucrative deal with Lovetts Panty Hose Ltd , and solely responsible for the bankrupting record fiasco when , at crippling expense , the team took on the guise of the Whaddon Promotion All Stars , and released a record , Go Go Athletic-O . |
| 17 | The majority of owners are above average earners , however , and if higher taxes reduce take-home pay , they will find it harder to take on larger loans . |
| 18 | YOUR VERY OWN MANAGER There has been a surge recently in the number of smaller fund management companies keen to take on private clients |
| 19 | Local arrangements would have to be introduced to make sure nurses are not obliged to take on time-consuming procedures when prescribing comes into force in October next year . |
| 20 | ‘ The way I understand it firms are obliged to take on disabled men from the war . ‘ |
| 21 | His exhaustion as the result of his new regime , and the strange world in which he found himself , was compounded by the fact that he felt obliged to take on other responsibilities . |
| 22 | With brothers Turner and Terts Ashibi now acting as coach and physiotherapist respectively , the team are ready to take on other challenges . |
| 23 | These ‘ duty orders ’ were to be brought in to match the varying rates at which authorities became ready to take on such responsibilities . |
| 24 | From the time that I was about eight , the Boxing Booth acted as a magnet to me and I spent a considerable time gazing in awe as the boxers paraded on the small stage outside the tent , ready to take on all corners . |
| 25 | Since Gatting and his troops had retained the Ashes just a few days beforehand , they were ready to take on all comers . |
| 26 | The Mantela was an honest ship , with no frills , but ready to take on all comers . |
| 27 | There are more than 200 stockbroking firms eager to take on private clients , ranging from the independent , old-fashioned type of broker through to some of the larger international firms or subsidiaries of the clearing banks . |