Example sentences of "[art] [noun] has taken a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The EEC has taken a direct interest in the problem of acid deposition , and in November 1988 a directive was agreed upon by EEC environment ministers concerning the sulphur emissions of large combustion plants . |
| 2 | The Division has taken a leading role in developing research into the assessment of work based learning ( AWBL ) . |
| 3 | THE recession has taken a large bite out of profits at Daily Mail Trust , parent of the Daily Mail , Mail on Sunday and the Evening Standard . |
| 4 | THE recession has taken a heavy toll on UK investment levels , which are crucial to sustainable long-term growth . |
| 5 | So far the EPA has taken a back seat to the Department of the Interior in shaping new environmental policy in the new administration ; Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt has already taken action on endangered species , land management issues and reorganizing its science programme . |
| 6 | In one country , Malawi , the President has taken a somewhat extreme stand against ‘ modern methods ’ in education and has forbidden their use . |
| 7 | The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble . |
| 8 | ‘ Hitherto , the Council has taken a positive view of franchising , regarding the overall benefits to both the profession and its clients as outweighing the disadvantages which will undoubtedly affect particular firms . |
| 9 | The following lists other areas in which the Council has taken a lead and , to varying degrees , also involves local authority land . |
| 10 | because the council has taken a very hard line on the interpretation of legislation and is turning people away . |
| 11 | As you will be aware the Council has taken a major initiative to investigate the levels of participation and standards of performance in sport and physical recreation among young people . |
| 12 | . I hardly dare say this in this context , but if we well now the Council has taken a decision to close this elderly person 's home , there is actually a logic to it , which I 'd like to talk about . |
| 13 | I am pleased to see that the Chancellor has taken a step in this direction in his Budget , though it is nowhere near enough . |
| 14 | The Institute has taken a further tentative step towards opening up its disciplinary hearings to the public , with a recommendation that the Professional Conduct Department should first experiment with fuller reporting of disciplinary cases . |
| 15 | The Institute has taken a leaf out of CIMA 's book and joined Opportunity 2000 , the business-led initiative launched by John Major , which aims to put more women into top management jobs by the beginning of the next century ( see ACCOUNTANCY , December 1991 , p 15 ) . |
| 16 | The war has taken a serious turn against us . |
| 17 | The moral terrain of the right has taken a strong line with football hooliganism , under-age drinking , heroin addiction , welfare scroungers , young criminals and the unemployed and homeless youth . |
| 18 | Closer to home the constant noise through the night has taken a lot of people in Abingdon by surprise . |
| 19 | More important , in the second case the Court has taken a major step by allowing notions of classical freedom of contract to play an important part in its interpretation of the Directive . |
| 20 | Occasionally overlap may have the opposite effect due to the ‘ falling between two stools ’ phenomenon , two operators at the same level or at different levels may each assume that the other has taken a particular action which they both know is required . |
| 21 | We began this section by noting that , unlike the United States which takes a structural approach to anti-trust policy , in which the possession of monopoly power is itself regarded as objectionable , the UK has taken a more open view of the benefits of promoting competition . |
| 22 | Members of the European Commission [ EC ] have reached an agreement to control and reduce emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides and the UK has taken a step towards this with new legislation governing all industrial processes [ See page 5 ] . |
| 23 | President , the movement has taken a luckily approach in the political er arena for a number of years now . |
| 24 | The national energy crisis in the Philippines has taken a new turn with President Fidel Ramos being granted emergency powers to charge higher rates for electricity , after the World Bank suspended a $250 million loan to the state-owned National Power Corporation . |
| 25 | The Commission can also impose penalties upon parties for failing to provide this information once the Commission has taken a formal decision requesting the information from the parties . |
| 26 | On the question of the exhaustion of domestic remedies the Commission has taken a different approach . |
| 27 | Therefore the Commission has taken a number of actions to attempt to minimise its occurrence . |
| 28 | While making it easier for people to build up considerable capital assets , and to pass these on intact , the Government has taken a number of measures that have allowed many people to acquire capital assets for the first time . |
| 29 | Although Wallingford is likely to remain staunchly Tory at thforthcoming election among the business community confidence in the Government has taken a hard knock . |
| 30 | By taking over Thames , the firm has taken a big step towards becoming a powerhouse in British television . |