Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] take a [adj] view " in BNC.
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| 1 | The electorate took a dim view of this practice when the government used it to get the consumption tax through in December . |
| 2 | Whatever the structure , it will be increasingly important for the institution to take a strategic view of its information requirements and the supporting technological structure , as well as for the library to ensure that it plays a leading role in any new arrangement . |
| 3 | Left at the side of the rutted washboard that has claimed so many victims , it was a poignant reminder that the desert takes a dim view of those who treat it with such disdain . |
| 4 | The judge took a dim view of all this and told Howard , ‘ You are a man who drinks vast quantities every night . |
| 5 | Much will depend on the legal knowledge and ingenuity of counsel and the court , as well as on the readiness of the court to take a liberal view . |
| 6 | The other took a gloomy view of the situation . |
| 7 | However , the Commission took a practical view of the effect of such restrictions in assessing their compatibility with the competition rules . |
| 8 | Thirdly , the Government took a near-Marxist view of arguments about the freedom of the press . |
| 9 | But Harold Wilson and the government took a different view . |
| 10 | The minority took a different view of the convention , and their conclusions about the implicit extension were correspondingly different . |
| 11 | What I do criticise is the City taking a short-term view . |
| 12 | The City took a dim view of what it regarded as the inordinate amount of time it took for the group to return a profit there . |
| 13 | But an even greater advantage of being private is , according to Davidson , the ability to take a longer-term view of its business performance . |
| 14 | Spike is an amateur gynaecologist who has broken the code and does not deserve a delicacy like Little Liz , a Soho Bunny if ever there was one , all ankle-boots and skin-tight black ; it 's enough to make a judge take a dim view of things . |
| 15 | It 's an organisation I have always recognised provides a facility to commerce and industry which I think is highly desirable — that is a facility to take a long-term view . |
| 16 | The opportunity this gives an incumbent to take a broad view is useful if he or she has the resources to know what is going on . |
| 17 | Dr Chris Tydeman , Senior Conservation Officer UK for WWF , says this means there are no plans for an organisation taking a total view of Great Britain 's needs ( Northern Ireland has always been treated separately and has no NCC ) . |