Example sentences of "be taken at [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It has to be taken at one specific time , the end of the fifth year .
2 But I have yet to be convinced of the need that these should be taken at two particular times in a student 's school career .
3 The central difficulty is that of attributing responsibility to the ‘ centre ’ in such a ‘ devolved ’ organisation as the typical trade union , bearing in mind the likelihood that ‘ unofficial action ’ will be taken at individual plant level without prior consultation with the union 's central organs .
4 There is thus a proliferation of public examinations of a practical kind , any of which may be taken at the new schools , of which the GCSE seems to be only one , if it is to be taken at all .
5 Indeed , if the message of its architecture is to be taken at all at face value , it was a city in which the factions did not follow conventional lines at all .
6 But as is already clear from what was said in the last chapter , the irreducibility thesis , plausible though it may appear at first sight , remains highly vulnerable to criticism and requires important additional assumptions if it is to be taken at all seriously .
7 To gain these advantages , a fresh look will need to be taken at all our storage risks to ensure that the system does give the required performance .
8 Of course , it is always possible to say that people are suffering from false consciousness ( women , for example , are continually suffering from the illusion that they are not being exploited in the home ) but that is surely too patronising a view to be taken at all seriously .
9 If the present deliberation of the UK 's Follett Committee are to be taken at all seriously , the research and teaching library as we now know it will change fundamentally over the next ten years .
10 They hope that if they ignore the , the behaviour it will stop or they do n't believe their complaint will be taken seriously or that any action will be taken at all .
11 These tests should be taken at regular intervals , according to the general plan of study indicated in the Preface .
12 The latter comprises courses which can be taken at varying times throughout the fortnight .
13 A decision tree illustrates the actions to be taken at each decision point .
14 And goods wagons that needed to be unloaded , er would be brought into , er at least unloaded erm er perhaps for the distribution of items in the town , would be brought onto that turntable erm and normally horse , purely a horse hook would be er put on er and swung round , and the wagon , or the wagons , a couple of wagons perhaps , would be taken at right angles into that er goods shed for unloading .
15 ‘ More and more decisions can only be taken at European level , ’ Mr Bangemann said .
16 If Ministers are serious about wanting us not to be governed by unaccountable bureaucrats , why are they not leading in the argument that those decisions that have to be taken at European level are fully accountable to a stronger European Parliament that is elected by a fair system ?
17 The ultimate decisions will be taken at governmental , even presidential , level .
18 All expenses are paid by the band 's members as with any hobby , so an accountant does n't need to be involved , although there are certain precautionary steps which should be taken at this early stage .
19 Secondly , the treaty itself embodies the vital principle of ’ subsidiarity ’ , making it clear that the Community should only be involved in decisions which can not more effectively be taken at national level .
20 The 10-point plan outlined broad proposals for regional peace via measures to be taken at national level to resolve conflicts in individual countries , notably in Nicaragua and El Salvador .
21 The UK government reportedly favoured the principle of " subsidiarity " [ see also p. 36741 ] , which it took to mean that decisions should only be made in Brussels which could not better be taken at national level .
22 On Feb. 12 a Soviet Foreign Ministry official confirmed that members of the Warsaw Treaty organization had " concluded that the time has come to take steps to wind up the military structure of the organization " and that the final decision would be taken at ministerial , and not summit , level .
23 He was keen for more business to be taken at full Cabinet level and set about dismantling parts of the Attlee machine .
24 A fresh look could be taken at some of these , in order to determine their effectiveness in helping parishes both to respond to the liturgical changes of recent years and to explore a wider repertoire of music .
25 This method enables a fresh look to be taken at some of the explanations commonly put forward for the decline of manufacturing in the large conurbations , such as skills shortages , problems with labour relations and premises , and difficulties faced by small firms .
26 It is not possible to say in the abstract what kind of decisions would be taken at these different levels , or at least not with any precision , since this would depend on the character of the economic relations between the general office of the enterprise and its operating units , and between the operating units themselves , quite apart from the particular forms of struggle at local and national level which would be required to implement any such scheme .
27 We ask for reference back so that a closer look can be taken at these problems in the administration of the benefits .
28 For the crucial characteristic of these tests is that they may be taken at any time , according to the readiness of the student .
29 It goes on to argue that scientists do not know enough about natural fluctuations in fish populations in the wild to be able to advise on how many can safely be taken at any time .
30 Ordered , That , notwithstanding the practice of the House as to the intervals between stages of Bills brought in upon Ways and Means Resolutions , more than one stage of the Stamp Duty ( Temporary Provisions ) Bill may be taken at any sitting of the House .
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