Example sentences of "[art] [noun] takes on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once the basic strategy has been decided the timing of the offer takes on particular significance . |
| 2 | As the firm takes on more debt , so the cost of equity ( the total return demanded by investors ) must rise in proportion . |
| 3 | Usually , the contract will mention the fee , but this provision might be useful if the supplier takes on additional work at the request of the other party and no mention is made at the time of agreement of the charge for this extra work . |
| 4 | The agency takes on any kind of job — you just name the subject and give us some indication of the kind of thing you want to know , and then we go out and get it for you . ’ |
| 5 | Amazingly , the film takes on instant depth the minute it touches ‘ American ’ soil , suggesting something very like moral ambiguity as Columbus suddenly turns into the hard-arsed imperialist we now fondly imagine him to be . |
| 6 | If a business takes on more debt , its calculations can be thrown out by two things : if the interest cost of servicing the debt rises by more than was expected ; and if the cash flow earned by the business falls by more than had been planned for . |
| 7 | Prayer within a family takes on new focus and gives new prospects , when the love of God flows through it all . |
| 8 | In the light of these observations , the act of living with a prostitute takes on another meaning . |