Example sentences of "[verb] take on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will be very unsatisfactory , so is there anyone nearer to Horndean who would consider taking on the task ? ’ |
| 2 | Passey and Melosh suggest taking on the basis of their investigations of crater fields . |
| 3 | A consistent feature of unpaid caring , demonstrated by all the available detailed studies , is that once a particular relative has taken on the responsibility for the care of an elderly or handicapped person they get rather limited support , if any , from other relatives or friends . |
| 4 | The foregoing account confirms the idea implicit in the theoretical scheme which I sketched earlier : namely , that nationalism is an immensely powerful force , first , because it is sustained by a deep-rooted sense of belonging to a territorial and cultural community , and secondly , because this sense of belonging has become firmly attached to the nation state in a process of political development which is now several centuries old , and has taken on the character of a more or less sacrosanct and unalterable principle of political organization . |
| 5 | A major chain of small grocery shops has taken on the might of the big wholesalers in a battle over the right to sell newspapers . |
| 6 | Matthew A. has taken on the notion of drafting , of provisionality , better than the others . |
| 7 | Argument about rival therapies has taken on the passion previously given to theological debate . |
| 8 | For me the transcendent landscape has taken on the aspect of patterned fields , or small patches of flower beds . |
| 9 | For once a company has taken on the risks they are not easy to transfer . |
| 10 | With no qualifications and precious little experience , she has taken on the job of Princess of Wales and is turning it into a significant career — and at the same time has brought up two small boys . |
| 11 | The multitude of Madonnas for Italian worship in the Renaissance made this a fruitful theme for connoisseurship which has taken on the task of distinguishing authentic works from those by followers or copyists . |
| 12 | If some kind person could send us a copy I have some very keen would-be knitters who would be extremely grateful , not least myself who has taken on the task of teaching them . |
| 13 | The organization of women in the controlled zones varies considerably depending on the region : either one of the women 's organizations has taken on the task or there may be a women 's committee of the Popular Power Council . |
| 14 | Recently , Tina Benson , the captain 's sister , has taken on the role of marketing manager . |
| 15 | A penguin keeper whose own family has flown the nest has taken on the role of mother to one of her birds . |
| 16 | ‘ The father may have been violent , the woman might be involved with someone else who has taken on the role of father . |
| 17 | Schladming , just to the east , which tried to take on the World Cup commitment , has suffered similarly . |
| 18 | As time passes the new bride is expected to take on the identity of her new family , making her subjugation complete . |
| 19 | With contracting , hospital doctors will be the agents of the provider , not the purchasing authority , and again can not be expected to take on the gatekeeper role . |
| 20 | Bolstered by his landslide electoral victory in 1972 , the President moved to take on the legislature . |
| 21 | Christina warmed to her and was glad for the trouble she 'd taken on the Morris 's account . |
| 22 | The two sisters were both in their fifties , both ex-nurses , neither ever married ; they 'd taken on the restaurant as a late-life decision when their father had died and left them a shared inheritance . |
| 23 | Pegasus did n't win their first short corner of the game until the 28th minute , and that was down to Nadine Long , who at times was the only forward prepared to take on the Portadown defence . |
| 24 | Countries with suitable slalom sites but no suitable WWR courses would then be able to host events and smaller countries prepared to take on the WWR event but not the larger slalom event would be able to make contributions . |
| 25 | ‘ I know it 's a long way , ’ I say , ‘ I do n't even know which line to take on the underground . |
| 26 | He 's always looking to take on the back row and his sheer physical strength is phenomenal … |
| 27 | — ITV plans to take on the BBC in the lunchtime ratings battle with a new soap set in a North-East seaside community . |
| 28 | How Jon Solly plans to take on the world |
| 29 | As a result , people in these institutions quickly came to take on the roles and goals which these institutions required for their survival . |
| 30 | Now with the release of her new album , ‘ Shepherd Moons ’ she prepares to take on the world again , with music of an almost other-wordly beauty . |