Example sentences of "be taken [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does he agree that steps must be taken to persuade the Turkish authorities to give such compensation , because it is causing great hardship ? |
| 2 | The procedure is the same as for ( 3 ) above but care should be taken to compare the predated shells with living ones from the same population . |
| 3 | There is space to halt a car here of which , on a first visit , advantage should be taken to survey the scenic masterpiece presented by the sturdy elegance and symmetrical beauty of the viaduct . |
| 4 | I hope that every step will be taken to negotiate the best possible deal for a democratic future for Hong Kong . |
| 5 | The message which Balfour sent was that , ‘ He is also of the opinion that it will be a serious danger if the Socialist Party is allowed to assume office at the present time and he thinks every means ought to be taken to avert the Parliamentary defeat which would bring them into office in your place . |
| 6 | In this case , ‘ some power of R ’ must be taken to include the first power of R , i.e. R itself . |
| 7 | The sovereign government should accept that even if an overall solution is impossible , at this time , some practical steps can still be taken to tackle the democratic deficit . |
| 8 | The banning of petrol tankers and ships transporting chemical products from the lagoon to remove the risk of the ecological disaster an accident might cause and to allow additional measures to be taken to restore the hydrogeological balance . |
| 9 | Care should also be taken to use the correct r/hand fingerings . |
| 10 | The information was : ( a ) the names and addresses of customers ; ( b ) the most convenient routes to be taken to reach the individual customers ; ( c ) the usual requirements of individual customers , both as to quality and quantity ; ( d ) the days of the week and the time of the day when deliveries were usually made to individual customers ; ( e ) the prices charged to individual customers . |
| 11 | If there is no alternative to using a foster mother whose natural litter is the same colour as the mice to be fostered great care must be taken to mark the fostered animals by toe clipping or all the natural young must be removed . |
| 12 | Since there are usually at least two competing theories for the explanation of an economic relationship , and statistical analysis techniques are not robust enough to allow the rejection of one theory in favour of another , it is inevitable that more than one possible underlying structure may be taken to represent the economic system . |
| 13 | Hazel had supposed that he and one or two of his comrades would be taken to see the Chief Rabbit — who would probably not be Cowslip , since Cowslip had come to see them unattended — in his burrow , after which they would all be given different places to go to . |
| 14 | The popular church , with its base in the CEBs and animated by Liberation Theology , feels that risks must be taken to right the social and political evils of the world and so is sympathetic to revolutionary movements . |
| 15 | I shall see whether further steps can be taken to remove the uncertaintly hanging over my hon. Friend 's constituents . |
| 16 | Care must be taken to remove the tommy bar from the collet before switching on the motor — it is all too easy to forget , and the result is a worn motor . |
| 17 | As to less peculiarly solicitorial matters , a partner will generally be taken to have the implied authority of his co-partners in such matters as : ( 1 ) rendering accounts in respect of work done by the firm ; ( 2 ) bringing or defending legal proceedings ; ( 3 ) employing and dismissing staff ; ( 4 ) opening bank accounts in the name of the firm ; ( 5 ) entering into contracts on behalf of the firm ; ( 6 ) accepting payments of partnership debts . |
| 18 | Care must be taken to select the correct neutralizing agent for the specific odorous gas to be treated and there are obvious difficulties when both acidic and alkaline compounds are present in the gas stream . |
| 19 | It can plausibly be taken to indicate the original existence and subsequent disappearance of large , and perhaps very large , quantities of similar material . |
| 20 | Of course , in order to have something literal and precise in the desired sense , care must be taken to understand the given conception exactly as it is , without addition . |
| 21 | As well as advising on the strategic focus of the bid in relation to the target 's shareholders and the market , the opportunity might be taken to raise the public profile of the offeror generally . |
| 22 | Given the lack of a capacity within the city and in the settlements surrounding to absorb significant elements of major development it seems to me that it is inevitable that green fields er will have to be taken to satisfy the future development needs . |
| 23 | Legal advice must be taken to ascertain the exact rules and how they are applied . |
| 24 | Erm and also decide the dependence , draw up the network , decide the critical path and decide what action could be taken to reduce the overall project by three days . |
| 25 | Reform could take many guises , but there would have to be large investment in housing renewal , educational provision and job creation , while steps would need to be taken to reduce the real but , Scarman argued , not institutionalized , racism apparent within the Metropolitan Police . |
| 26 | If unemployment is classical , steps must be taken to reduce the real wage rate . |
| 27 | Action will be taken to ensure the widest possible publicity is given to the changes in seat belt legislation which came into effect last year . |
| 28 | AFTER Darlington 's poll tax was set at £300 , well above the Government estimate of £257 , it remains to be seen if steps will be taken to sweeten the bitter pill . |
| 29 | Vertical integration will be taken to mean the complete interlinkage of a manufacturer and a retailer under one owner or organizer . |
| 30 | The calculation of unemployment statistics is somewhat different in Australia , the United States , Canada and Japan where sample surveys are taken to estimate the total number of people who are without jobs but have actually been searching for work during the sample period . |