Example sentences of "take [subord] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A common lawyer would almost certainly refer , much more simply , to ‘ the trial ’ , taking as granted the distinction between the trial itself and ‘ pre-trial proceedings ’ , between the ‘ day in court ’ and the preparatory work done on behalf of the parties . |
| 2 | Within this chapter our concern is with those , both Marxist and non-Marxist , who have taken as given the particular direction in which technology has developed , and with those who , while accepting that it is possible and desirable to exercise some social control over technology , have taken the view that there is no fundamental conflict at the work-place and that the system of organisation there can be optimised in the light of a set of objectives to which they assume all would be able to agree . |
| 3 | They have taken as read the scientific conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that global warming is a real threat . |
| 4 | Once employers and educationalists take as given the need to look beyond themselves and their own internal interests , there will be the possibility of a braver and newer world , that is more humanitarian and more caring . |
| 5 | Perhaps more fundamentally , we take as given the basic framework of political institutions . |