Example sentences of "[noun] be taken on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is perhaps not surprising that when older pupils come to sit their leaving examinations , they generally view the prospect of the examinations without much apprehension ; this may be because most decisions about their future are taken on the recommendation of their teachers rather than directly on the basis of examination results . |
| 2 | The judge said Mr and Mrs Lauder conceded that from May 1972 effective steps were taken on the landowners ' behalf to assert a right to exclude the public . |
| 3 | They demanded that no action be taken on the SED-PDS proposal , involving creation of a new Office for the Protection of the Constitution , until after the general election . |
| 4 | Whatever action is taken on the final report of the Buea project ( and I have fears that the heavy reliance on expatriate experts in the project and in drawing up the report may not contribute to its being widely read and followed in Cameroon ) there can be no question that the project marks an important landmark in curriculum planning in Africa . |
| 5 | A suitable break-point was taken on the death of Magnentius in 353 , and of the reports examined from 334 buildings , no less than 199 offered no satisfactory evidence and it could be argued that the remaining 135 hardly offer a sufficient quantity for any serious statistical study . |
| 6 | The photograph was taken on a favourable day or it could not have been taken at all . |
| 7 | So no action was taken on the ideas of the Layfield Committee . |
| 8 | Action was taken on the poll tax . |
| 9 | Danish lager brewing specialists , visitors are taken on a tour of the brewing , bottling and packing processes . |
| 10 | The methods used for controlling debate are the power to apply the closure by a simple majority , though normally the majority must consist of a hundred members ; the power to send bills upstairs for their committee stage to a standing committee and the power , when bills are taken on the floor of the House or in committee , to impose a guillotine . |
| 11 | I think it 's important these matters are taken on the floor of the house because they are very , very serious . |
| 12 | Lunch was taken on the terrace alone beneath the warming rays of the April sunshine , and after that she continued her exploration of the house , amazed at the number of rooms that were apparently shut up and wondering why it was that a man like Marc Alexander Vila would choose to live alone in this enormous and obviously expensive mausoleum . |
| 13 | PERSONAL VIEW The night rugby 's Holy Grail was taken on a bender |
| 14 | Few realise the toll erosion 's taken on the 200 year old structure . |
| 15 | That first presidential order to send American troops into possible combat was taken on the run , as Bush was preparing for his first superpower summit with Mikhail Gorbachev at Malta . |
| 16 | The readings were taken on the right arm of the seated subject after a minimum of 10 minutes ' rest . |
| 17 | In the test the boiling times and fuel-life figures for each stove were taken on a mild summer 's day with only a light breeze . |
| 18 | Thus evidence was taken on the need for the bill and why it was proposed to deal with problems in a particular way . |
| 19 | An appeal can be marked without significant cost being incurred at that stage and frequently appeals are marked as a holding operation while advice is taken on the prospects of the appeal succeeding . |
| 20 | So now Ron 's taken on the role , with help … of sorts from grandaughter Yasmine . |
| 21 | The woman was taken on a terrifying 45-minute journey in another car into the countryside before the gunman committed what police described as a ‘ serious sexual assault ’ . |
| 22 | The woman was taken on a terrifying 45-minute journey in another car into the countryside before the gunman committed what police described as a ‘ serious sexual assault ’ at an unknown location . |
| 23 | If a visible consensus is not reached , then decisions are taken on a majority vote . |
| 24 | They found him in robust mood , " his morale seemed higher than at Eighth Army HQ " and he seemed confident that he could " maintain " the " uneasy position " in Venezia Giulia " for several weeks if necessary , while negotiations proceed and decisions are taken on a government level " . |
| 25 | The EEB declaration makes it clear that European environment groups ‘ believe that when decisions are taken on the respective competence of the Community , Member States and regional and local government in actions to protect the environment , the overriding objective must be to secure the highest quality of life for the Community 's citizens . |
| 26 | MAJOR-GENERAL Michael Skinner , who has died aged 60 , was Director General , Weapons , from 1986 to 1988 , when many important decisions were taken on the future equipment of the Army . |
| 27 | If it appears that the original decisions were taken on the basis of assumptions which have not stood the test of time it is as well to re-run the exercise . |
| 28 | The House will wish to satisfy itself that any decision to enact the Bill is taken on the basis of a full consideration of that assessment of the Bill 's environmental effects . |
| 29 | Sutherland continued : ‘ But lately , in his perpetual need to IRRITATE , to keep The Smiths APART , Morrissey 's taken on a cosmetic political stance which could be a dark mirror intentionally reflecting the pathetic propaganda that polluted this nation just prior to a general election . ’ |
| 30 | As a result , Frank Bates was taken on the strength . |