Example sentences of "[conj] it takes [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second technique is deconcentration — although functions may be departmentalised in a single central government department , it may nevertheless be desirable for administration to be dispersed from the geographical centre and into the regions and localities where it takes actual effect ‘ on the ground ’ . |
| 2 | I feel , however , that it takes insufficient account of the natural caution and pragmatism of the British people , which was admirably reflected in the negotiating approach of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and his colleagues in the Cabinet . |
| 3 | Chris Hook claims that it takes expert knowledge and a great deal of patience to hack into a computer system . |
| 4 | ‘ It teaches you to be patient and determined , and reminds you that it takes hard work and practice when things are n't going right . ’ |
| 5 | Remorseful Prober is like Naive Prober , except that it takes active steps to break out of runs of alternating recrimination . |
| 6 | The points of choice have to be put to other people and it takes patient consultation before everyone can agree about the management plan for a school in which social , academic , moral and community developments all have their place . |
| 7 | In a ground loop there are very high inertia forces on the fin and it takes expert knowledge to detect quite serious damage in these areas , particularly with T-tailed types . |
| 8 | All these mistakes are only too easy to make , and it takes constant effort to keep oneself up to the mark . |
| 9 | He added : ‘ British Rail has put off its £0.75bn programme and even if it takes private money , the bigger the players the better . |
| 10 | The best rock attempts to make society better , even if it takes gross self-laceration to get to that point … |
| 11 | In his refreshing book Mr Veseth looks at Victorian Britain , which improved on Florence 's commercial ideas , particularly public debt , and also went into decline ; and at present-day America , which is deeply in debt but might , he argues , avoid decline if it takes brave decisions . |
| 12 | But it takes great courage for a politician to try and persuade voters of that fact . |
| 13 | Roses are naturally at their most beautiful in summer , but it takes year-long care to ensure they maintain their glory . |
| 14 | Any man can be unfaithful , but it takes special circumstances to write a letter like that . ’ |
| 15 | Probably most such birds possess more powerful navigational skills , such as those we shall discuss shortly for pigeons , but it takes special experiments to demonstrate the fact . |