Example sentences of "[adv] to take [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the details of the US involvement are revealed , the administration is coming under fire from normally dovish Democrats on Capitol Hill for not acting swiftly and decisively enough to take advantage of the opportunity to end General Noriega 's rule . |
| 2 | Debt-free and so not hampered by high interest rates , they are nimble enough and liquid enough to take advantage of the recession . |
| 3 | The 500 stars brake so violently because they are brave , strong and skilful enough to take advantage of the extraordinary power of modern brakes and the grip of the latest slicks . |
| 4 | To take an example , within this scheme it might be said that computing facilities must be subject to constant returns to scale because a consortium of firms large enough to take advantage of the optimally sized computer could buy one and then time-share its facilities . |
| 5 | The Behringer is the panacea for my guitar-induced headaches , and it 's sensitive enough to take care of the variable pick velocities in the average full-tilt rock solo . |
| 6 | However , the instrumental model was adapted somewhat to take account of the survival of monarchical and aristocratic rule across most of Western Europe after the 1848 revolutions . |
| 7 | Blumenthal ( 1969 ) suggests that six strategies are possible and these are discussed first , although the meaning of each has been changed somewhat to take account of the technological and other developments that have taken place since that text was published . |
| 8 | ( Visits seem only to take place at the stage of formulating proposals . ) |
| 9 | Thereafter , once the Bill is amended , the long title may be changed , but only to take account of the amendments that have been made . |
| 10 | Gary Moore , a born again bluesman who certainly needs no introduction from us , had broken off from his European tour especially to take part in the event . |
| 11 | We were told that in winter when the lake is frozen , a large part is kept ice-free by directing water from the town 's hot water supply , and even the wild whooper swans come in to take advantage of the food offered . |
| 12 | The tape was cut by Ray and Debra Mason , petrol station section manager , allowing the first customers in to take advantage of the low priced JS petrol . |
| 13 | Malc closed the shop eventually and we hit the road together once again , his Mother and Father moving in to take care of the boys while we toured from Land 's End to John O'Groats in pursuit of sufficient money to pay off our debts . |
| 14 | Such a right of re-entry , which is an express proviso in most legal leases and is implied into all equitable leases , gives the landlord the right literally to take possession of the land . |
| 15 | In some respects Kerrier may have constituted an exception , yet although the mean of £4.4 per head may need scaling down to take account of the multitude of labourers discovered and roped in for the subsidy , upwards of seven-tenths of the assessments made in 1522 were at £2 — £4 . |
| 16 | This makes it very easy for climbers not to take responsibility for the rubbish they create . |
| 17 | If a company heading a small group chooses not to take advantage of the exemption from preparing group accounts , its group accounts will not normally contain the auditors ' report required by s 248(3) . |
| 18 | The position is , the Court says , that Article 3(1) ‘ does not prevent ’ a worker from refusing to transfer and thus deciding ‘ not to take advantage of the protection conferred by the Directive ’ ( point 33 ) . |
| 19 | And his decision not to take part in the World Team Cup this year because Croatia had not been recognised was treated with respect rather than disapproval . |
| 20 | He decided not to take part in the creation of the United Alkali Co. in 1890 , but amalgamated his company with another midland Leblanc soda manufacturer , Hunt & Sons of Wednesbury , in 1898 to form Chance & Hunt Ltd . |
| 21 | However , the largest nationalist organization of Ukraine , Rukh , voted on Aug. 1 not to take part in the congress , considering it to be too moderate in its opposition to the current regime . |
| 22 | If Dave were not to take part in the cabal ( ‘ I 'm a member of the Party , but that 's all ’ ) , what was he doing later on that evening ? |
| 23 | In the general improvement of the clergy , canon 18 of the Fourth Lateran Council declared that henceforth clergy were not to take part in the pronouncement of the death penalty , to fight or duel , or to perform surgery which involved cutting or burning . |
| 24 | Only do-it-ourself and textiles showed a fall-off caused by a reduced textiles range and the decision not to take part in the DIY price war . |
| 25 | His easy manner bordered on the avuncular , but Charles was wise enough not to take offence with the experienced NCOs , particularly this one under whom he 'd served while in the ranks such a short while before . |
| 26 | The law was not to take effect until the end of March . |
| 27 | It said it could n't understand why the British Amateur Weight Lifter 's Association had reached the decision not to take action against the two weighlifters . |
| 28 | Seeing his opportunity , Khalil Ullah Khan rode up to Dara and advised him to dismount from his war elephant and ride over to take charge of the wavering left wing . |
| 29 | With their in-depth defence the Gunners could now safely sustain an enemy onslaught and within seconds send the forwards away to take advantage of the depleted numbers at the opposition 's rear . |
| 30 | He told Ram to kill her as well and hurried away to take refuge in the banqueting hall and try to erase from his mind the scene he had just witnessed . |