Example sentences of "take [adj] action " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does he agree that it is time we had a real clampdown on the possession of firearms throughout society , remembering that the problem will not be cured unless the Home Office takes strenuous action in relation to the legal as well as the illegal holding of firearms ? |
| 2 | The model takes such actions for granted because its reduction of macro to micro has bracketed out the conditions under which it might be put in question . |
| 3 | Some 1,000 million of these are transmitted every second , by means that are not properly understood , to a brain which then takes appropriate action . |
| 4 | Football : Edwards takes legal action against Knighton |
| 5 | Atari says it takes legal action against as many pirates as it can find , and has two big prosecutions pending at the moment . |
| 6 | Its system is derived from an architecture that integrates disparate products and applications around an event-driven core providing an automated ‘ alarm ’ system activated in anticipation of a user-defined problem and takes immediate action . |
| 7 | Its solution is derived from an architecture that integrates disparate products and applications around an event-drive core providing an automated ‘ alarm ’ system activated in anticipation of a user-defined problem and takes immediate action . |
| 8 | On the other hand , for a task such as fault diagnosis he will be thinking about it in various structured ways which he can reveal by talking about it and exploring verbally why he looks at particular indications or takes particular actions . |
| 9 | What seems to happen is that an individual , given his arrival in a situation , reviews it in the context of his own objectives and decides that if he takes certain actions , the situation will change in the direction of his objectives . |
| 10 | The Board takes necessary action on the basis of these figures . |
| 11 | As compared with a ‘ profit maximisation within the law ’ regime , this may in some areas lead to outcomes which are more efficient from a social point of view , as where a company takes voluntary action to internalise external costs . |
| 12 | If , as a result of its inquiries under s47 , it concludes that certain action should be taken to safeguard or promote a child 's welfare it must take that action so far as it is both within its power and reasonably practicable for it to do so ( s47(8) ) . |
| 13 | The United Nations could take political action through the General Assembly and Security Council against a State which entered into agreements in conflict with its Charter . |
| 14 | To assist progress , will my hon. Friend and the EC consider telling Mr. Shamir that they will take economic action unless Israel stops its illegal settlement programme in the occupied territories and abides by the Geneva convention , which is being systematically broken ? |
| 15 | These are all things that we can take specific action , some easier and cheaper than others , to do something about . |
| 16 | All that was assuming the government did not take direct action to dissolve the boards . |
| 17 | Erm , yeah we , we did take direct action and so eventually the ad was dropped , but if we 'd just complained and not taken any action the ad would n't have been dropped . |
| 18 | we can not predict outcomes with absolute certainty since individuals can take remedial action in the light of our forecasts . |
| 19 | The company says it has no intention of replacing the suspect part before operation but it will take remedial action if cracks subsequently develop . |
| 20 | Second , the general results of audit have to be made available to managers so that they can take remedial action if necessary , which may mean initiating an independent audit . |
| 21 | Anyway in the end he and the Education Officer did take some action to control the bullies and since then there has been no trouble . |
| 22 | Though each week that passes makes hope for these two victims look ever more forlorn , outsiders can still take some action — if they have the will to do so . |
| 23 | Thank you , yes , I think in a course of er , er explanation that 's been given this morning , there was a reference to H G V eight diversion , now I 'm concerned that if in fact that means that er H G Vs are increasingly using the route through Culford there are two very severe right angle bends on that road and I should erm like to see the police take some action to persuade H G V to ban that route er I mean can we do a ban on the early section of it with in particular to like angle bends are ? |
| 24 | The Libyan government announced that it would take reciprocal action against any countries expelling Libyan diplomats . |
| 25 | ‘ If a dolphin can out-manoeuvre or outswim a shark it will do so … . if the dolphins can not take evasive action for some good reason , such as that a birth is about to take place , they will attack a shark . |
| 26 | He could neither move to attack nor take evasive action . |
| 27 | The ministry says it will take this action under the 1854 Defence Act if the commoners — local residents — can not agree to relinquish rights which affect military installations . |
| 28 | We will take this action in your name or in the name of anyone else insured by this policy . |
| 29 | We will take this action in your name or in the name of anyone else insured by this policy . |
| 30 | We will take this action in your name or in the name of anyone else insured by this policy . |