Example sentences of "[adj] take on the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the minister pointed out : ‘ The basic fact would seem to be that , the longer the campaign has gone on , fewer people have been prepared to take on the commitments and risks of being part-time soldiers . ’ |
| 2 | Part of the answer lies in the unexciting fact that he is prepared to take on the jobs . |
| 3 | It was felt that small companies would be less willing to take on the responsibilities of nuclear power plants . |
| 4 | They unofficially pay bounties to armed freelances willing to take on the terrorists . |
| 5 | The same is true for France , Australia and anyone else willing to take on the Springboks . |
| 6 | It dissolved into six human forms , each taking on the attributes of head and arms and limbs . |
| 7 | Mr Roger Ward , chief executive of the Polytechnic and Colleges Employers Forum , said it was regrettable that Natfhe seemed determined to take on the employers right across the sector . |
| 8 | Enter Peter Willey , determined to take on the bowlers . |
| 9 | Now I was ready to take on the guards and he was calming me , rather than me him . |