Example sentences of "[verb] take a long [adj] look " in BNC.

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1 ‘ If firms want to take it seriously , they 'll need to take a long hard look at what sort of performance objectives are being applied and whether they are actually appropriate .
2 Anywhere in between and you 'll need to take a long hard look or call in the professionals .
3 Someone needs to take a long hard look at what has happened to tennis in Ulster over the last 20 years .
4 Miss Danziger was not an ugly woman but the Colonel had had to take a long hard look to discover her good features : her bone structure ; strong fair hair streaked with less fair strands ; her pale complexion , unpainted .
5 In much the same way , she suggested that in the aftermath of the tragedy at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels , the television companies might care to take a long hard look at themselves when seeking to account for the behaviour of the young fans at the European Cup Final :
6 They have taken a long hard look at the way Japanese firms operate and tried to understand what it is that makes them so much more productive and successful .
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