Example sentences of "[verb] take on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Central and local government , and public corporations , should be delaying any measures which involve laying off workers until the recovery is well established , while bringing forward measures which involve taking on extra staff ’ , it says . |
| 2 | Since the powers of the European Parliament were enhanced by the Single European Act in July 1987 , lobbying of MEPs and the European Parliament 's committees has taken on new significance . |
| 3 | Empowerment , which has its roots in the US , has taken on new significance recently as American corporations try to find a way to compete more effectively with the Japanese . |
| 4 | Contact has also been made with the Home Affairs Select Committee which has taken on new responsibilities of interest to the Bar , including legal aid . |
| 5 | The nationwide protest against the Poll Tax has taken on historic proportions . |
| 6 | Martin Hardwidge , the General Secretary , left in April and Stuart Waddington has taken on that role . |
| 7 | Visa records do not yet appear to have long-term reusable value , whereas 20th Century-Fox 's Movietone film has taken on such value . |
| 8 | With the development of New Technology , in-house training by Industry has been better facilitated and has taken on increased importance . |
| 9 | The Community has taken on additional powers , particularly in the foreign policy and security area , and has expanded the role of qualified majority voting . |
| 10 | The village Neighbourhood Watch scheme is now fully operational , thanks to Clifford Watts who has taken on overall responsibility . |
| 11 | When not being a mother or supportive wife , she has taken on numerous appointments in areas that interest her . |
| 12 | The site of the garden has taken on special significance since A Morbid Taste for Bones , by Ellis Peters , was published in 1977 . |
| 13 | Tail whisking is one of the movements which has taken on expressive value , becoming emancipated from its original function of removing flies : horses whisk their tails at anything they want to remove from their vicinity , such as other horses , inept grooms or riders , or even irritating conditions such as being confined or tied up . |
| 14 | Ann Davies , who set up and catalogued WACC 's library , has taken on broader responsibilities in relation to WACC 's Forum Programme . |
| 15 | Prompt recovery from the effects of jetlag has taken on added importance given the rescheduling of events . |
| 16 | It has always been a busy committee but especially so in the last year or two , not least because it has taken on more responsibility . |
| 17 | As a result , he has taken on more staff in the region . |
| 18 | And er we 're delighted to ha that you want to take on this task . |
| 19 | But none of the employees are expected to take on extra duties after a hard day in the shop . |
| 20 | And ask them to take that on board , because I do n't really see why we should be expected to take on both factors . |
| 21 | The status of the second level nurse has troubled the profession for years , not least because they have been depended on as the mainstay of practical bedside nursing , while being expected to take on more responsibility than their training prepared them for . |
| 22 | Its proportions can be varied to take on new shapes . |
| 23 | It is in nobody 's interest for consumers to supply false information when seeking credit , or to try to take on more credit than they can manage . ’ |
| 24 | In many ways I wish we 'd taken on that girl now who we saw right at the very beginning with |
| 25 | Many of the biggest companies are refusing to take on new clients with such cars , and are jacking up the premiums on existing business . |
| 26 | Dentists are refusing to take on new Health Service Patients . |
| 27 | ‘ The lending figures show that people are still not prepared to take on new credit and this will restrain any turnaround in the economy , ’ said Ian Amstad , of US-based Bankers Trust . |
| 28 | Charge cards companies will not be looking to take on those customers with lower incomes who do not want to pay , or find it difficulty in paying , high credit-card interest rates . |
| 29 | Her ability to change form is illustrated in the quotation which opened this chapter , where Jung describes how his mother seemed to take on another shape and quality at night . |
| 30 | He fondly hopes that in the meantime talented managers wo n't be deterred from seeking to take on top jobs because of the greater demands . |