Example sentences of "be taken in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When skin integrity is interrupted by surgery , the wound provides a means for bacteria to enter , so precautions need to be taken in the pre- and post-operative periods to prevent this occurrence . |
| 2 | That course could not be taken in the present case , because of a specific and unusual statutory provision which anticipated the kind of mistake which was made by the sentencer in this case . |
| 3 | Thus he may decide that although the investigation discloses a criminal offence , no action should be taken in the criminal courts . |
| 4 | Extractive hay or silage crops should not be taken in the first year , although the ley may be topped if necessary . |
| 5 | The Treasury instructed the Inland Revenue to obtain information from California-based companies in the UK on the probable impact of retaliatory measures which would be taken in the first instance against them if the US Government fails to resolve the continued burden of unitary tax on foreign-owned companies in the state by the end of the year . |
| 6 | If there is a potential claim of this sort , for example for late delivery or mishandling an order , action will often be taken in the first instance by the exchange , as guarantor of market standards . |
| 7 | The first and only Royal Commission on Population ( 1949 ) , was set up in 1944 to see if Britain was indeed facing population decline and to ‘ consider what measures , if any , should be taken in the national interest to influence the future trend of population ’ . |
| 8 | Extreme care must therefore be taken in the medicinal use of any of these drugs in sufferers from alcoholism . |
| 9 | If there was an assassin about , he reassured himself , best to confront him now rather than be taken in the dead of night . |
| 10 | The decisions will be taken in the next Parliament , when I will not be here . |
| 11 | Pointing out that the grant settlement was based on wage awards from zero to 1.5 per cent , Mr Gray added : ‘ Even assuming that such a level of wage settlement can be negotiated , there is no doubt that some very difficult service and job-loss decisions will require to be taken in the next few weeks . |
| 12 | I 'm not saying that they are uneconomical , but there may be the odd one or two cases , like the of Berwick St James is a fine example , when it became uneconomical to maintain that school for the number of pupils which were attending , or proposed to be taken in the near future , and it was a sensible option for those children , and economically to close that school . |
| 13 | Where the local authority is of the opinion that summary proceedings provide an inadequate remedy , for example , where a fine will have little effect in persuading the odour emitter to abate the odour , or where summary action has failed , or is unacceptable due to the availability of the defence of best practicable means , proceedings may be taken in the High Court under s.100 of the Public Health Act 1936 , even though the local authority has not itself suffered any damage , provided the odour amounts to a statutory nuisance . |
| 14 | However , there has been no resulting legislation along these lines and it is unlikely that such action will be taken in the foreseeable future . |
| 15 | Peter Lilley told the brewers that no action would be taken in the particular instance where a pub had not yet been freed because independent arbitration of rents was still taking place . |
| 16 | Normally courses in three subjects are taken in the first year and , commonly , these are followed by second courses in at least two of the subjects in the second year . |
| 17 | Three subject courses are taken in the first year , two or three in the second and one or two in the third to make seven in all . |
| 18 | The basic plan for joint honours is that both subjects are taken in the first and second years ; then , in the third and fourth years selected parts of the honours courses in mathematics and the other subject are taken . |
| 19 | The Hofer has a good reputation for food and meals are taken in the attractive dining room . |
| 20 | The red squirrel faces possible extinction in central and southern England and Wales , and a further decline in the north of England and Scotland , unless conservation measures are taken in the next 10-20 years , according to a survey by the Forestry Commission . |
| 21 | Saddam Hussein 's decision , in compliance with UN Resolutions 664 , 667 and 674 [ see pp. 37639 ; 37759 ] , was cautiously welcomed by US President Bush , who emphasized , however , that " no single hostage should have been taken in the first place " . |
| 22 | The opportunity has been taken in the new version to rewrite the material , to make it clearer and more accessible for the reader . |
| 23 | A number of measures have been taken in the 1980 Housing Act to help release more rented accommodation . |
| 24 | A photograph of an older daughter of the family , then a student , had been taken in the small conservatory that leads into the house . |
| 25 | The photograph had been taken in the late twenties , seventeen or eighteen years before . |
| 26 | Menem , who later claimed that his action had been taken in the long-term interests of national unity and reconciliation , was immediately accused of double standards in releasing the former officers when he was simultaneously demanding the severest penalties for those involved in the latest rebellion . |
| 27 | Great care has been taken in the current depression , for example , to construct the image of scrounging , fiddling , laziness and greed as characteristic of the unemployed who ‘ could find work if they really wanted to ’ or whose misfortune can be explained by ‘ the irresponsible pay demands and restrictive practices ’ of those still in work . |
| 28 | moved and seconded must be accepted by the Chairman , unless it is frivolous or illegal , or covers the same ground as a motion on which a decision has already been taken in the same meeting . |
| 29 | That er , er , little action has been taken in the last thirty forty years since this has been being discussed , erm , I think the first international conference erm , produced their own report in nineteen sixty . |
| 30 | With improved personal relationships , however , steps have been taken in the last few years towards closer links . |