Example sentences of "taken towards the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Demands for action to clean up sulphur dioxide emissions from power stations , widely believed to be responsible for the ‘ acid rain ’ that was killing forests , lakes and rivers — not just in Scotland , but as far afield as Germany and Scandinavia — were brushed aside on the grounds of inconclusive evidence ; a similar attitude was taken towards the radioactive discharges from the nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield . |
| 2 | Tracing a line in a north-easterly direction , that followed the path that James had already taken towards the Chilterns where he was known to have relatives , the police were able to predict that James would surface in either Ipsden or Stoke Row , two tiny neighbouring hamlets . |
| 3 | In the twelfth century the development of round ships was going on apace , and the first steps taken towards the mighty cogs of the late Middle Ages . |
| 4 | Then in run number six , taken towards the end of January , the ratio hit 3.5 ; a very dramatic outburst of neutrons had been detected from the cell . |
| 5 | Given that so many swords and fittings were being offered in a session which might have stretched trade and private interest , a reasonable approach seems to have been taken towards the reserves . |
| 6 | Thus , against his better , earlier judgment , the decisive step was taken towards the damaging decade-long distortion of the political pattern . |
| 7 | To address the fragmentation issue , general SVQs will also feature an additional assessment , probably taken towards the end of the course , which will require the candidate to demonstrate that he/she can pull together the work across all of the modules which make up the general SVQ . |
| 8 | A further step was taken towards the normalization of Vietnamese-US relations on Oct. 17 when Vietnam 's Foreign Minister , Nguyen Co Thach , visited Washington for talks with Gen. John Vessey , President Bush 's special envoy dealing with US servicemen missing in action ( MIA ) in Indo-China . |
| 9 | Three days later Vaclav Klaus , Czech Prime Minister and leader of the Civic Democratic Party ( ODS ) , and Vladimir Meciar , Slovak Prime Minister and leader of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia ( HZDS ) , reached a political agreement on the steps to be taken towards the abolition of the federation . |
| 10 | Three days later Vaclav Klaus , Czech Prime Minister and leader of the Civic Democratic Party ( ODS ) , and Vladimir Meciar , Slovak Prime Minister and leader of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia ( HZDS ) , reached a political agreement on the steps to be taken towards the abolition of the federation . |
| 11 | Starting off with paragraph thirty three of P P G three , , erm you 'll see in my statement that I 've actually in seeking to address point A dealt with each of the conditions that P P G three er refers to , for which a new settlement should be contemplated , and you will see that I 've reached a conclusion that having regarded the unique circumstances of York , the Greater York new settlement does represent an appropriate and justified policy response , you 'll se also see my statement , I 've taken some comfort from the fact that the good practice guide that has been published by the department of the environment , has endorsed the approach that North Yorkshire County Council has taken towards the special circumstances of the Greater York area . |
| 12 | The shots were award winners ; taken towards the end of his 30 years as a photograher for the Daily Mirror . |