Example sentences of "be taken [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a passage in Mr Palomar which plays on the dialectic between speech ( or communicative language ) and silence and which might be taken to foreshadow the structure of the book as a whole . |
| 2 | If there is insufficient information on quantum then steps should be taken to recover the pursuer 's Medical Records , such further wages information as is required and so forth , if necessary by Specification of Documents . |
| 3 | that action be taken to reverse the decision ; |
| 4 | In some cases , the handicap may be so severe that the fullest possible efforts may not be taken to prolong the life of the afflicted child , and this has given rise to much public concern about medical ethics . |
| 5 | Opportunities will be taken to reinforce the relevance of the changes in seat belt legislation which came into effect on 1 July 1991 . |
| 6 | Thus there was fundamental disagreement on what steps should be taken to resolve the problem , and cooperation between members of the international monetary system reached a low ebb . |
| 7 | If you have a problem or complaint it is important , and in your own interest , to tell our representative so that steps can be taken to resolve the matter on the spot . |
| 8 | Great care must be taken to set the hoe up and steer it accurately so that the blades run close to the crop without damaging the seedlings . |
| 9 | In particular , care should be taken to set the condenser correctly — this is probably the single greatest cause of poor results in microscopy . |
| 10 | Care should be taken to assess the effect of forced sales on fixed assets and stocks , the level of recoverability of receivables and the discount to be applied . |
| 11 | He stressed that great care would be taken to preserve the ecosystem . |
| 12 | Such examples could be taken to demonstrate the homogeneity of the ducal retinue , except that there is no firm evidence of movement in the opposite direction . |
| 13 | Such examples could be taken to demonstrate the homogeneity of the ducal retinue , except that there is no firm evidence of movement in the opposite direction . |
| 14 | It was also agreed that , once the changes implied by these actions were effective in each College , further measures would be taken to reflect the computer developments and to address the issue of adjusting finance in relation to actual costs ( ie by enhancing cost-control and income-generating activities ) so that the Colleges could move towards the state of financial equilibrium implied by the system models . |
| 15 | Furthermore , resumption of cohabitation for any period up to six months is not in itself to be taken to condone the behaviour of the spouse which gives rise to the ground for divorce . |
| 16 | At the end of the impregnation period , care should be taken to release the vacuum slowly so as not to cause boiling . |
| 17 | But it should also be said that some elements of this description of mine could be taken to characterise the activity , sometimes ominous enough in its human implications , of all imaginative writers , however remote they may be from the dualistic confederacy . |
| 18 | In setting up the scheme , care must be taken to judge the range and slopes of the lines so as to maintain the desired balance in the minds of the contractor 's engineers . |
| 19 | The bill 's main purpose will be to encourage non-custodial punishment in the community for less serious offenders , but ministers believe that the opportunity presented by debate on the measure will be taken to promote the cause of hanging . |
| 20 | Care should be taken to site the fountain away from choice water plants such as waterlilies , which dislike turbulent water or fine spray on their foliage . |
| 21 | It 's paragraph seventeen , eighteen and the additional item added by Miss about a report to the April meeting on what action can be taken to implement the District Auditor 's recommendations , and from what we 've heard I think that report will also contain reference to today 's , the correct response to today 's Government four papers erm , on the policy with regard to the Rio summit . |
| 22 | The purpose of such investigation will be to determine the precise nature of the incident , to examine the factors contributing to its occurrence and to identify any measures which might be taken to minimise the likelihood of a repetition of this or a similar incident . |
| 23 | The policy implications of the old classical approach were far reaching , particularly insofar as they suggested that measures should be taken to curb the exercise of monopoly power by trades unions . |
| 24 | Where that has happened an order may be made under section 61(1) directing steps to be taken to remedy the contravention . |
| 25 | That is unacceptable to the Conservative party , and further action must be taken to improve the situation . |
| 26 | And in other spheres too , such as philosophy , a figure like Schopenhauer ( to choose a single example particularly relevant to our general concern ) can be taken to represent the respect for Greek literature general among the intellectual élite of the time : in his case , Plato , above all , was not merely an interest but an important influence — if not quite to the extent he claimed himself — on his own work . |
| 27 | Figure 6.2 ( b ) can be taken to represent the Earth and the Moon today , though it is not to scale and the tides have been greatly exaggerated . |
| 28 | For the UK , there is likely to be no significant effect , although the opportunity may be taken to clarify the law and render enforcement easier . |
| 29 | He was very clear in his mind , however , about what steps needed to be taken to make the company fit for the private sector . |
| 30 | However we achieve it , great care must be taken to make the exposition clear to a non-technical audience . |