Example sentences of "[adv] [be] taken [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Cross had chosen the ideal spot for his photography some three days earlier and the picture he wanted could only be taken during the ten days around the longest day when the sun came through a gap in the hills . |
| 2 | ( Civil cases in Singapore could only be taken to the Privy Council in London if both parties agreed in advance of hearings at the Court of Appeals . ) |
| 3 | In his speech , on 28 April 1939 , Hitler provided the following catalogue of achievements which , in the view of most ordinary Germans , could only be taken as a breathtaking list of personal successes : |
| 4 | ( It should be noted that the latter may only be taken as the final module in a masters programme ) . |
| 5 | The decisions Gen McCreery was asking for could only be taken at a senior level , and during the day of 14 May they were considered at Caserta by Gen Brian Robertson , the Chief Administrative Officer at AFHQ . |
| 6 | The decision as to how detailed a breakdown of costs is required is crucial and should only be taken at a high level in the management structure . |
| 7 | ‘ No , sire , a vote on the constitution , which can only be taken at the annual general meeting . ’ |
| 8 | A decision on the issue will only be taken after a formal consultation process involving all the interested parties . |
| 9 | Decision B can only be taken after the result of action consequent upon decision A is known . |
| 10 | Decision B can only be taken after the result of action consequent upon decision A is known . |
| 11 | Until recently , this hormone could only be taken in the form of tablets by mouth . |
| 12 | The English conventions for punctuation for instance , may have some advantages for some purposes , although disambiguating ‘ sentence ’ units should not necessarily be taken as a significant one . |
| 13 | They can scarcely be taken as a serious reason for the ‘ backwardness ’ of the Siberian peoples , nor as a justification for their subjugation by the Russians . |
| 14 | Worm holes are another blemish which should be noted by cataloguers , even though their presence will not normally be taken as a good reason for returning a book . |
| 15 | Mixed institutions , the greater part of which were used for other than hospital purposes , were to remain with the local authority and would not be taken into the National Health Service . |
| 16 | He need not be taken to a designated police station if it is not anticipated he will be detained for more than six hours or where the arresting officer is without help . |
| 17 | This view would appear to contain much sense ; but it must not be taken to the extreme . |
| 18 | The other points to note on the Regulations are : ( i ) that advantage can not be taken of the section if a provision , ‘ however expressed , ’ of the company 's memorandum or articles requires copies of the full accounts to be sent to members or which prohibits the sending of summary financial statements ( ii ) that provisions , similar to those in relation to the full accounts , apply to approval by , and signature on behalf of , the directors of the summary , and ( iii ) that , up to the end of 1991 , most listed companies do not seem to have opted to adopt the innovation . |
| 19 | The illustration should not be taken as a forecast , and the actual policy proceeds may be higher or lower than the amounts illustrated , depending on future investment conditions . |
| 20 | The illustration should not be taken as a forecast and the actual policy proceeds may be higher or lower than the amounts illustrated , depending on future investment conditions . |
| 21 | However , the continuation of a tradition of appointed local boards can not be taken as a vote of confidence in their predecessors . |
| 22 | Our table lists the factor that influences most choices — the price per gallon — but this should not be taken as a measure of value for money merely as an indicator of price . |
| 23 | Perhaps this is inevitable , but what we see today must not be taken as a true vision of the past . |
| 24 | If not , the ratification of Maastricht should not be taken as a signal that the Europe of the past few decades has been assured of perpetuity , but rather that a redefinition of its ambitions is overdue . |
| 25 | For the moment , however , it is sufficient to note that the formation of interest groups is a problem of the highest order ; the group world can not be taken as a given but needs to be explained ; and we have to attend to the determinants of individual consciousness and awareness , and the part they play in the development of groups and political conflict . |
| 26 | In effect , they argue that the governmental agenda can not be taken as a given . |
| 27 | The present lack of a definitely accepted account of the origin of life should certainly not be taken as a stumbling block for the whole Darwinian world view , as it occasionally — probably with wishful thinking — is . |
| 28 | The publication of results need not be taken as a threat to a good education system . |
| 29 | The real wage rate w which reconciles the target real wage with the feasible real wage at NAIRU should not be taken as a measure of Keynes 's ‘ marginal disutility of employment ’ . |
| 30 | But that should not be taken as a serious disappointment . |