Example sentences of "[am/are] taken [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The calculation of unemployment statistics is somewhat different in Australia , the United States , Canada and Japan where sample surveys are taken to estimate the total number of people who are without jobs but have actually been searching for work during the sample period . |
| 2 | Where contact with the organized public is necessary or unavoidable , steps are taken to retain the organizational initiative in the hands of the governmental authorities as far as possible , and to associate with people of like attitude rather than with those who are considered to be ‘ uncooperative ’ , ‘ militant ’ , ‘ extremist ’ for example . |
| 3 | We therefore take the view that the 1991 reforms represent an inadequate response to the current penal crisis , which is unlikely to be resolved unless further steps are taken to tackle the continuing problem of excessively wide judicial discretion . |
| 4 | There are , of course , occasions when photographs are taken to please the chief executive or for company records . |
| 5 | Unless steps are taken to develop the financial structure of the practice ahead of its business expansion , there will be a risk of over-trading , under-capitalisation and the payment of high interest rates . |
| 6 | ‘ Whereas , it is necessary that steps be taken to ensure the continued conservation of the countryside in mountain areas in certain other less-favoured areas ; whereas the Member States have already taken or plan to take positive measures for this purpose and these efforts should be encouraged ; whereas farming performs a fundamental function in this respect . ’ |