Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] [noun] take on " in BNC.

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1 However professional and manly and disciplined the stance taken on their subject matter , English academics continued to be worried by their inability to account rationally for the intrinsic value , style , spirit , and mood of the literary work .
2 National Grid , a company jointly owned by the 12 regional electricity companies of England and Wales , was granted a licence to take on British Telecom and Mercury .
3 Users of Software AG 's Natural , Adabas and Network products will be offered the chance to take on UnixWare clients or possibly servers following the promise of support for Univel 's operating system as early as the end of this year .
4 This official was furious when it appeared that Oslear had spoken to media men about his determination to back Palmer and Hampshire , as well as Lamb , the only England cricketer who has had the courage to take on the cricket establishment .
5 ‘ I 've got unlimited credit ’ sounds a proud boast ; ‘ I 've got the ability to take on unlimited debts ’ is far more ominous .
6 ‘ I 've got unlimited credit ’ sounds a proud boast ; ‘ I 've got the ability to take on unlimited debts ’ is far more ominous .
7 In the case of Russia , revisionist research has underlined the manner in which the specific nature of the tsarist regime conditioned the decision to take on the Central Powers .
8 The Russians have declined the offer to take on such a major project at the present time .
9 TRAINERS have shunned the chance to take on the brilliant miler Zafonic at Royal Ascot next week .
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