Example sentences of "has take [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the powers of the European Parliament were enhanced by the Single European Act in July 1987 , lobbying of MEPs and the European Parliament 's committees has taken on new significance . |
| 2 | Empowerment , which has its roots in the US , has taken on new significance recently as American corporations try to find a way to compete more effectively with the Japanese . |
| 3 | Contact has also been made with the Home Affairs Select Committee which has taken on new responsibilities of interest to the Bar , including legal aid . |
| 4 | The nationwide protest against the Poll Tax has taken on historic proportions . |
| 5 | With the development of New Technology , in-house training by Industry has been better facilitated and has taken on increased importance . |
| 6 | The Community has taken on additional powers , particularly in the foreign policy and security area , and has expanded the role of qualified majority voting . |
| 7 | The village Neighbourhood Watch scheme is now fully operational , thanks to Clifford Watts who has taken on overall responsibility . |
| 8 | When not being a mother or supportive wife , she has taken on numerous appointments in areas that interest her . |
| 9 | The site of the garden has taken on special significance since A Morbid Taste for Bones , by Ellis Peters , was published in 1977 . |
| 10 | Tail whisking is one of the movements which has taken on expressive value , becoming emancipated from its original function of removing flies : horses whisk their tails at anything they want to remove from their vicinity , such as other horses , inept grooms or riders , or even irritating conditions such as being confined or tied up . |
| 11 | Prompt recovery from the effects of jetlag has taken on added importance given the rescheduling of events . |
| 12 | While remaining male , the male symbol has taken over female tasks and properties as well . |
| 13 | Bracknell reserve team manager Martin Benford has taken over first-team duties until the end of the season . |
| 14 | Although it is clear that he is committed to making changes , he has taken up fluent corporation-speak surprisingly quickly . |
| 15 | Since losing her sight , Philippa Bastable has taken up competitive swimming and has a new career , too |
| 16 | Dr. Mawhinney has become accustomed over the years to bring in the middle of political contention and has taken very good care to cultivate his patch . |
| 17 | It has taken too long to persuade the police that racial attacks even exist for the press to adopt some absurd pretence to being colour-blind now . |
| 18 | It has long been clear that IBM Corp 's latest restructuring into 13 somewhat autonomous business units has taken too long and has not gone far enough , and the company has called an extraordinary board meeting for this Tuesday to decide what cuts need to be made to meet 1993 targets . |
| 19 | One of the reasons that this report has taken so long to appear is that , scanning the literature arriving in my library , I kept coming across new relevant areas of work . |
| 20 | Oh I 've forgot to say under advisory committee , I , this has taken so long , I 've completely forgot about it . |
| 21 | Secondly , at the time when the flight from the land became a cultural European fact , a time evoked in rural England by Laurie Lee in Cider with Rosie , David Thomson witnessed the same poignant development in Ireland , but with undertones of old scores and the curious mixture of religion and politics that has taken so long to biodegrade . |
| 22 | I am sorry it has taken so long to send you a copy and return your slides . |
| 23 | Many of us may wonder why it has taken so long to achieve the last two objectives , but I am delighted that the proposal is now to go ahead . |
| 24 | But the final reconciliation has taken so long . |
| 25 | The MPs called on health boards to act quickly to ensure adequate cover in a number of important related areas and said : ‘ We are concerned that it has taken so long to achieve such important improvements in the balance of medical staffing . ’ |
| 26 | Dakers , who was born in Newcastle but now lives in Sydney , where he has taken out Australian citizenship , was given a further three months to run concurrently after admitting the three handling charges . |
| 27 | It has to take up private time — and at home . |