Example sentences of "be [verb] to take on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first year you 're running on adrenalin and you 're going to take on the world . |
| 2 | With contracting , hospital doctors will be the agents of the provider , not the purchasing authority , and again can not be expected to take on the gatekeeper role . |
| 3 | This was to be jointly owned by twelve area distribution companies , which were to be created to take on the distribution role of the existing twelve area boards . |
| 4 | In each of the above examples the children have been asked to take on the role of " people who know " ; and it is this which gives them their stake in the drama . |
| 5 | Opposition groups are preparing to take on the Communist Party in Bulgaria 's first free elections for more than 40 years which are to be fixed by next May , but dissident leaders have called for a postponement . |
| 6 | If the family were going to take on the outside world , they 'd do it in eccentric style , his father had implied . |
| 7 | You were going to take on the ones we had last time . |
| 8 | Having asked about Shropshire 's youth and their existence within the diocese , my friend Clare and I were invited to take on the role of Shropshire 's Youth Representatives . |
| 9 | ‘ Conservation is being asked to take on the burden of social policies for rural Britain . ’ |
| 10 | Unaware of the death of the sect 's figurehead leader , Grant , Springfield and their patchwork assembly of troops were preparing to take on the real power behind the throne — the sinister oriental who was using the organisation as a front for his Triad drugs network . |
| 11 | No one can ever know the fatality rate , the numbers of young inexperienced birds who are tempted to take on the flight across the North Sea , but who never make it . |
| 12 | Popular puppet theatre is helping to take on the struggle against AIDS across southern Africa . |
| 13 | As time passes the new bride is expected to take on the identity of her new family , making her subjugation complete . |
| 14 | But no European country , not even Britain , is going to take on the burden of a post-imperial military presence in the Persian Gulf . |
| 15 | Whether Hastings is invited to take on the role of Scottish captain is for the future , but he acknowledges the good fortune he has enjoyed in playing under such inspiring leadership : ‘ You only need to look at the names of players who have captained Scotland to be aware of the tremendous honour it represents . |
| 16 | I had put on around a stone during the year and I was beginning to take on the traditional pear shape . |
| 17 | It was beginning to take on the aspect of a full-scale expedition , and both women were looking forward to it immensely . |
| 18 | The turning-point in his fortunes came in October 1861 , when he was asked to take on the printing and publishing of the Union newspaper , which was trying to bring Tractarian Anglicans into touch with Roman Catholics . |
| 19 | Class 5 leader Gen. Suchinda Kraprayoon retained his post as Army C.-in-C. and was promoted to take on the additional post of Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces , in place of Gen. Sunthorn Kongsompong . |