Example sentences of "[be] take [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Action will be taken to reinforce existing regulations regarding restraining infants in cars . |
| 2 | The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction ( 1980 ) ( Cm. 33 ) , the European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children ( 1980 ) ( Cm. 191 ) and the Family Law Act 1986 all provide the opportunity for steps to be taken to return abducted children anywhere within the world , including between England and Scotland and England and Northern Ireland , but do not permit such a state of affairs to occur within England and Wales . |
| 3 | As noted above , Aristo argued , by analogy with the way in which the words were interpreted in the case of a legacy of dowry and in stipulations on sale of an inheritance , and bearing in mind the testator 's intention , that the words should be taken to include non-pecuniary dispositions . |
| 4 | That seems to be the only way to prevent the piecemeal fragmentation of present facilities , and I would be grateful if you could ensure that steps will be taken to implement these measures . |
| 5 | This latter is often where the calories creep in , so care should be taken to use low-fat ingredients as much as possible , and not to overdress the salad . |
| 6 | Brazil and Mexico will be taken to represent developing countries . |
| 7 | ( 4 ) Nothing in this Act shall be taken to require any premises to be open for the sale or supply of alcoholic liquor during the permitted hours . |
| 8 | Field or core studies can give information on some of these features and thin section petrography can aid further evaluation , but care must be taken to avoid diagenetic fabrics in any such analysis . |
| 9 | Care has to be taken to avoid copper-containing fittings on bleaching plant and , if the source of the copper can not be traced . |
| 10 | An unhappy crowd were told the step had to be taken to attract more students and so protect the college 's long-term future . |
| 11 | The overriding concern of solicitors in private practice was that rapid and decisive action should be taken to reduce future contributions and levies . |
| 12 | Once again , time must be taken to consider all aspects of the project , for a pool once installed is a very permanent feature . |
| 13 | It is fair for the purchaser to resist disclosure of any documents referred to in the disclosure documents and care should be taken to ensure complete copies are supplied . |
| 14 | The significance of this situation is that unless prompt effective and vigorous measures are taken to conserve available resources the Army will be dangerously reduced in fire power , mobility and logistical support . |
| 15 | Public security , plurality of the media and prudential rules are recognised as legitimate interests , but the Commission 's approval must be obtained before measures are taken to protect other heads of public interest . |
| 16 | It does seem to me an extraordinary catalogue of errors erm and one can well understand how errors take p er could , could have occurred during the somewhat co chaotic passage of the Railways Bill er what , what can not be understood and what is quite inexcusable is , is the fact that no steps adequate steps have been taken to correct those errors and to assure the er continued existence of a er Transport Police which er h h has the sole responsibility for er policing large public spaces in , in this country and er as the Noble Lord has made clear , er does it honour er very considerable scale , very effectively er I hope that the Minister will find it possible to make a favourable reply to the arguments which have been raised . |
| 17 | The provision is so cumbersome it is rarely used ( see p73 ) , and in any event it can be availed of only where " all reasonable care " had been taken to avoid such misunderstandings . |
| 18 | In part the attempt by the Norfolk justices to appropriate canon law matters to the king 's competence was all of a piece with other measures which the king and his judges were taking to suppress rival jurisdictions and to reduce all justice within the realm to the crown . |
| 19 | Despite episcopal censures , the practice continued for a surprisingly long time ; measures were taken to stop Irish clergy so cohabiting as late as the sixth century . |
| 20 | At an international climate conference in Sundsvall , northern Sweden , on Aug. 27-30 , 1990 , 300 scientists from 60 countries predicted a climatic catastrophe unless drastic measures were taken to reduce harmful emissions . |
| 21 | In the end they agreed that it was a fair way of sharing the inheritance , and so the legal steps were taken to transfer equal shares to all of us . |
| 22 | In all cases , probability values less than 0.05 were taken to indicate significant differences . |
| 23 | He said the purpose of the annual review was to inform the legal profession , the users of the court and the wider public of what problems had been encountered in endeavours to achieve better , cheaper and swifter appellate justice , what steps were being taken to overcome those problems and what success was attending those efforts . |
| 24 | Unless firmer action is taken to remove these weaknesses then there can be no authority to act against censorship on a larger stage . |
| 25 | Each stage is characterized by a simultaneous increase in abstraction and particularization , which are held in tension with one another , and each is taken to present greater difficulties for the subject attempting to resolve these into its own development . |
| 26 | Wearing military camouflage uniform , he was taken to see various units engaged in counter-terrorism . |
| 27 | The opportunity was taken to devise comparative trials , in which some patients were treated with streptomycin and others served as controls . |
| 28 | In autumn 1955 the decision was taken to withdraw Soviet troops from the military and naval base at Porkkala which the Soviet Union had leased from Finland under the terms of the 1947 Finnish-Soviet Peace Treaty . |