Example sentences of "[noun] takes on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 While Halliday takes on a new role , David Irwin is just happy to return to the scene .
2 But the term takes on a specific meaning in those studies in the sociology of policing which are inspired by ethnomethodology and phenomenology , where it describes a quality of the accomplishment of these tasks — that they are produced in a taken-for-granted , commonsensical , and habitual manner .
3 Wire wool takes on a new meaning when you see Sophie Ryder 's flock of sheep at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park .
4 In any semiconductor electrons move freely through a crystalline lattice and because the conduction electrons are shared by all the atoms the lattice takes on a tube-like character for easy passage of electrons .
5 Thus the cut of a lapel , appearing as a bold and larger-than-life motif takes on an intensified presence , becoming a cypher for the stylistic shifts of fashion that imperceptibly determine our appearance and our reading of the appearance of others rather than ( as Brilliant 's premise would indicate ) a sign for the corporeal presence of the body which is not seen .
6 A day 's casual work takes on an extra meaning .
7 The question takes on a different quality , however , when related to regression to what was possibly a former life ( see Chapter 6 ) .
8 The novel 's apocalyptic ending takes on a universal dimension by being implicitly compared to a nuclear holocaust .
9 The Evening Star sponsored Star of Anglia takes on a new format this year .
10 Once that level of proficiency has been achieved , the kata takes on a new meaning .
11 However , by delegating authority to subordinates , the superior takes on the extra tasks of calling the subordinates to account for their decisions and performance , and also of coordinating the efforts of different subordinates .
12 We may conclude then that ‘ de-industrialization ’ is meaningful as a simple description of a relentless process in which the manufacturing sector suffers declining shares of total employment , inevitably leading to the service sector capturing a greater share , but that the process takes on a different pace and complexion in different countries and places .
13 Because the British planning system reinforces a natural tendency towards ‘ lumpy ’ growth , individual places tend to grow rapidly for a relatively short time and then consolidate more gradually , with the result that a place takes on a particular profile which then becomes relatively ‘ fossilized ’ .
14 FERGIE may have found it difficult to learn Her Royal Lessons , but you do n't have to be a fitness connoisseur to see that she has learned a thing or two about keeping in Of course her title of the Disappearing Duchess takes on a different meaning now a year ago it referred to her ability to lose five stones of regal flab .
15 The real work of acting takes on a different dimension .
16 Doubling in Dostoevsky , which goes back to the very beginning , to Mr Devushkin living and not living in the kitchen , which has its post-Siberian developments in the underground man 's now-you-see-me-now-you-don't ‘ flashing ’ of his consciousness , in Raskolnikov 's and Svidrigailov 's different ways of being among but not with us and Porfiry 's torture tune of ‘ There 's nothing here , precisely nothing , perhaps absolutely nothing ’ — doubling takes on a new form in The Possessed , closer to the I/We/They/Everybody/Nobody shifts of The House of the Dead than anything else before it or to come .
17 There is also in it the idea of fusing the I and Thou together so that the usual dualism ends and the relationship takes on an independent existence .
18 Then , the upbeat finale takes on a military air , with a flute solo leading the troops into their march towards life and death .
19 Under water , the world of sound signalling takes on an additional significance since sound in water travels much further than light , moving a great deal faster than it does in air .
20 Because we earn no money for the bulk of our day 's work , buying things takes on a rich range of meanings .
21 June 's event takes on a new prize category , a team award .
22 The sexual life of the young exhausted mother of a fractious baby takes on a dream-like quality .
23 It is as a consequence of the choices facing countries which are in this intermediate category that the postmodernist organizational debate takes on an important policy dimension .
24 Operations support superintendent Barry Edwards takes on the added responsibility for those functions which were previously carried out by production branch .
25 But here is where even the everyday eating apple takes on a different meaning according to the context .
26 Moreover , the thought of having one 's own flat takes on a different vision when it is situated on a sink council estate .
27 Ideally , the community physiotherapist takes on the wider responsibility of not only teaching the carers , but also assessing and treating the patient 's particular problems through a progressive rehabilitation programme .
28 This approach means that the task of establishing and maintaining control takes on a different form at the Delphi Centre ; the deliberate employment of ‘ control periods ’ .
29 These reunite into a single large body of water just north of Altdorf , and from here the river takes on a different character .
30 After NASA , Briggs ' life takes on a mysterious tone , since he subsequently left NASA for Delphin Systems , a computer firm in San Jose and then on to Santa Clara .
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