Example sentences of "to take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is proposing a pilot scheme to take uniformed officers away from front desk duties as one of the latest for putting civilians into jobs which in the past have been filled by officers in order to free more for the fight against crime . |
| 2 | He is proposing a pilot scheme to take uniformed officers away from front desk duties as one idea for putting civilians into jobs which in the past have been filled by officers in order to free more police for the fight against crime . |
| 3 | In concrete terms this could involve gradually introducing incidental activities of fetching and returning materials and taking messages , until the pupil is finally able to take total responsibility for getting about unaided and coping with all aspects of the environment on the school campus . |
| 4 | But now the men managing her money are accusing her father of a bid to take complete control . |
| 5 | If we pursue that path , we must realise that we will be transferring basic fundamental power over our economy to a supranational body of unelected , well-heeled bankers who will be able to take economic decisions that affect the livelihoods of millions of people . |
| 6 | Many were , therefore , in positions to take economic advantage of the transport system , which connected them not only with each other but also with major centres . |
| 7 | Protectionism ( exchange controls , import controls ) is likely to be extensively applied by developing countries , but it may still be relevant in an industrialised country which is suffering a high level of unemployment , with consequent pressure on the government to take economic measures to remedy this situation . |
| 8 | It has also been seen in a more subtle form in the moves in Sierra Leone in the 1970s and Liberia in the 1980s by the ‘ truly indigenous ’ or tribal population to take economic power away from the creole population which had been active in trading and business for more than a century . |
| 9 | Lunn was later promoted to General Assistant and in 1891 he started to take geological photographs in the field . |
| 10 | Local Marine Boards were set up in all main ports and a Shipping Master appointed by each to take administrative responsibility for masters ' and mates ' examinations and the business of engaging and discharging seamen under pain of penalty for " crimping " and other similar offences . |
| 11 | And all the men wanted to take Aileen dancing or give her presents . |
| 12 | If an aid is granted without informing the Commission or before the Commission has had sufficient time to examine the aid , the Court has recently held that the Commission has power to take interim measures ordering the member states concerned to suspend the aid and provide the Commission with all relevant information . |
| 13 | Men are notoriously " macho " and have few scruples about abandoning their women , who are left to take sole responsibility for their children . |
| 14 | The cycle is repetitive : abandoned children of irresponsible fathers , women forced by circumstances to be strong and to take sole responsibility for their children . |
| 15 | He had discussed the matter in mid-August with General Mola , who ( naïvely , in the view of his closest aides ) was happy to allow Franco to take sole responsibility for arms procurement . |
| 16 | That an atheist regime was likely to take scant notice of advice based on religious preference is self-evident . |
| 17 | I have never before asked readers of New Scientist to take political action . |
| 18 | Their anger began to take political form . |
| 19 | Towards the end of the century their anger began to take political form . |
| 20 | They told Mr Adams they welcomed the statement that Sinn Fein was committed to work towards ‘ bringing the conflict to an end ’ and that he was ‘ prepared to take political risk ’ . |
| 21 | Women , in order to have any financial independence , are forced to work outside the home as well as in it , often to take unsuitable jobs , working in all up to sixteen hours per day . |
| 22 | Tell us never to take private can . |
| 23 | The aim is to ensure that state governments and hospitals do not have a financial incentive to take private patients over public patients . |
| 24 | Although a will can be prepared very quickly in an emergency , it is much better to take ample time to consider carefully what it should say and to make sure that you are happy with the arrangements you have made . |
| 25 | Only the sound of the engine , and my eyes shifting from the mist and the road to take covert glances at his face ; I knew no more about him now than when I first met him , except what he had told me on the flight down from Mexico . |
| 26 | HERON International , the troubled property company , has warned the holders of its £465m worth of bonds not to take hasty action to recover their money while it is negotiating the restructuring of its debts . |
| 27 | Against this background it is not surprising that the duty to benefit the company should be framed not as a duty to take specific actions or to achieve determinate results , but is instead concerned only with ensuring that the directors act in accordance with proper objectives . |
| 28 | In response to economic events and to developments in economic analysis , it has moved , as have other models , to take specific account of financial flows , of monetary developments and of exchange rate changes . |
| 29 | Sales-packs containing samples of our goods are available or you may prefer to take specific items . |
| 30 | require a solicitor to take specific action , such as compliance with an undertaking ; |