Example sentences of "of taking [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she makes sure she is looking good , feeling good , working well , she has a better chance of taking a cool look at him from a distance and deciding if she really wants him in her life . |
| 2 | But I have always shied away from using it on tables , perhaps feeling that a table should be capable of taking a certain amount of abuse . |
| 3 | ‘ We are in danger of taking a political decision . |
| 4 | In the absence of a moral or social common ground which writers could assume with their audience , the hero as existentialist outsider proved a useful way of taking a critical stand without explicitly defending any given system or ideology . |
| 5 | Business is familiar with the counter-productive nature of narrowly conceived appraisal ; educators in schools need help in convincing their employers and the government of the importance of taking a developmental approach to appraisal . |
| 6 | The new men of the Kremlin were not above the simplicity of taking a former idea and adapting it to their needs . |
| 7 | You may have recollections of taking a long time to achieve competence in one particular skill , and wonder whether on returning you will be given adequate time to practise and revise . |
| 8 | Disease free mucosa from cancer patients was not studied in the present investigation because of the technical difficulty of taking a second biopsy after the tumour had been removed . |
| 9 | Deaf postgraduates , who are few and far between , have little chance of taking a higher degree . |
| 10 | Bob made a point of taking a benevolent interest in Morris over the next few days , to balance out Dyson 's hostility . |
| 11 | But the Young King was incapable of taking a firm line . |
| 12 | League official David Howes confirmed that a sample had proved positive but , in line with normal procedure , neither the name of the player nor his club will be released unless he is found guilty of taking a prohibited substance , writes John Whalley . |
| 13 | NCA 's hangar and ramp complex at Hal Safi is capable of taking a wide variety of types , and the company undertakes a wide range of maintenance work in addition to its refurbishing and converting business . |
| 14 | A joint declaration issued by the EFTA heads of government and ministers stated that " we are now on the verge of taking a new step forward in the integration of Europe by forging a close and structured partnership with the EC " . |
| 15 | If membership is voluntary , if the union-set wage is a public good applying to all workers in the sector irrespective of union status , and if there are positive costs to membership , why do workers join the union instead of taking a free ride ? |
| 16 | Whereas the United States was in favour of taking a tough line , Britain argued that economic aid should not be stopped . |
| 17 | We believe that the tenants about whom my hon. Friend has spoken are responsible people who are capable of taking a mature decision . |
| 18 | This is a hazard of taking a single community as the centre of a sociological universe , rarely venturing beyond its conceptual boundaries and , possibly , uncritically accepting the commonsense distinctions of our informants as being sufficient for analytical purposes . |
| 19 | ‘ His idea of taking a leading role now is to hide behind the Danes or anyone else to hide the split in his own party , ’ Mr Major said . |
| 20 | He saw them off on honeymoon and did n't know what to do with the weeks they were going to be away , until he thought of taking a total-immersion course in Italian . |
| 21 | The problem of taking a national executive search firm to the market is that they have been , up to now , a one-product company . |
| 22 | Sinn Fein , including chairman Tom Hartley , won three seats in Lower Falls on the first count and were confident of taking a fourth seat in the area . |
| 23 | Management of the wound consists of taking a detailed history , performing a thorough examination of the patient and wound and , finally , deciding on the wound management plan . |
| 24 | It is working in partnership with Norway 's Statoil on other opportunities , including possible projects in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan , as part of the process of taking a longer look ahead at business prospects than the average City scribbler cares to take into account . |
| 25 | Instead of taking a huge currency risk by selling imported goods for roubles , Anis should use the devaluation of the rouble to its advantage by exporting . |
| 26 | The talk was even between all four of them — neither man wanting the women to leave for a moment and both women , though diffident to start with , more than capable of taking a full part in the ‘ manly ’ subjects of politics and warfare and the economy of the country which George and John-Augustus batted about , rather sweepingly . |
| 27 | He played Bobby Dupea with explosive sensitivity , as a promising musician who rejects a career to become an oil-rigger ; a rebel who , like Nicholson himself , had the chance of taking a particular course in life which would have provided him with comfort and stability , but chose a different route to that which might have been expected of him . |
| 28 | The attribute relevance can be used to record the desirability of taking a particular route . |
| 29 | Spain , which had about half of the EC 's fishing fleet , was accused of taking an inequitable share of fish in Irish waters , of failing to regulate its fleets properly , and of repeated violations of EC catch quotas . |
| 30 | To beat the habit of taking an unnecessary emergency breath before speaking , practise this at home : shout ‘ Oy ! ’ before reciting each line of a chosen poem or song , then go on into the line without a breath . |