Example sentences of "[noun sg] to take account [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The law 's requirement for information on entry is an attempt to take account of the variety of policies operated by schools .
2 True , it did so cautiously — the cut in the discount rate from 8.0 to 7.5 per cent ( with no change in the Lombard rate ) does indeed represent a modest move — but this caution is clearly an attempt to take account of the slowdown of the German economy while signalling that the central bankers are continuing to keep an eye on inflation .
3 He knocked one year off a full 10-year term to take account of the strain on Christie of a second hearing .
4 In 1873 Johannes van der Waals modified the ideal gas equation to take account of the deviations of real gases .
5 There is a statement that asks and directs the County Council to take account of the need to r revitalize West Yorkshire and as far as we can see that has n't been done .
6 Failure to take account of the other 's feelings can sometimes result from plain ignorance of the facts .
7 This analysis has recognised the wider context within which expenditure decisions have to be made and the need to take account of the responses of households and firms .
8 However , whilst there is no need to take account of the attributes of a particular contracting partner , if a business contracts with people of a particular class , the steps must be reasonably sufficient to bring the terms to the notice of a member of that class — in Richardson , Spence & Co v Rowntree [ 1894 ] AC 217 , terms on a steamer ticket for carriage in steerage class were not incorporated into a contract because the defendant had taken insufficient steps to bring them to the notice of steerage class passengers .
9 War production — the very continuance of the war itself — depended on civilian morale ; morale determined the need to take account of the blueprints for the future which had been articulated before the war began .
10 When the reports and figures come in , you should discuss them with your solicitor and instruct him to negotiate with the vendor 's solicitor a reduction in price to take account of the defects , independent valuation and any discrepancies in boundaries/room sizes .
11 In all contempt cases , justice requires the court to take account of the interests of at least three categories of person , namely , ( a ) the contemnor , ( b ) the ‘ victim ’ of the contempt and ( c ) other users of the court for whom the maintenance of the authority of the court is of supreme importance .
12 It is submitted that in order to comply with such an obligation , it is necessary for the national court to take account of the terms of the directive where implemented by specific national legislation at all times .
13 When the government met with the leaders of opposition parties on Feb. 17 to discuss the electoral programme , several opposition figures raised doubts about the viability of the timetable and suggested its extension to take account of the unrest which had hindered the smooth running of the transition period .
14 In each case the principle of equal concern and respect requires the government to take account of the individual 's convictions .
15 Next , quoting the Confederation of British Industries , the chapter rehearses the view that companies have a duty to take account of the interest of employees and should develop effective systems of employee participation .
16 The University has accelerated its planning process in order to take account of the ending of the seven-yearly cycle for the replacement of central computing equipment and the provision of interim funding by the HEFCE in 1992–3 and 1993–4 .
17 Eventually the organisation will modify its form in order to take account of the individual .
18 The majority of delegations have nevertheless said they are in favour of including such consequences within the scope of the law of contracts , but in order to take account of the opposition expressed provision has been made for any contracting state to enter a reservation on this matter : article 22(1) ( b ) .
19 In order to determine its policy , each local state authority is constantly adjusting its position to take account of the intentions of others .
20 The exact amount is decided by Parliament and usually revised each year to take account of the rise in prices .
21 The set-aside rules are expected to be changed next year to take account of the problem , encouraging farmers to carry out weed control either earlier or later in the year , allowing field-nesting birds to complete their breeding cycle .
22 When he had time to take account of the situation , it seemed that Bill Oldenshaw had fallen under the train at the crossing and been killed outright .
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