Example sentences of "have [adv] taken steps [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The University has already taken steps to promote this growth and the Department will play the major role in these activities . |
| 2 | The University has already taken steps to promote this growth and the Department will play the major role in these activities . |
| 3 | As you may know the Cardinal has already taken steps to set in train a thorough investigation into the moral implications of the Law Lords ' decision . |
| 4 | Those who have recognized the cool clear rush of air for what it may presage have already taken steps to ensure the accurate placement of a safety net . |
| 5 | He said , however , that the commission had a legal obligation to respond to complaints it received , as in the case of Strathclyde , and had already taken steps to evaluate the substance of the complaint . |
| 6 | At first the ideas appeared as rumours and reports : that , although it had not yet been announced , the US had already taken steps to halt the fighting ; that , in Washington , ambassador Bonnet had been called in and told that a settlement was imperative ; that if the matter was brought up in the UN the US would not necessarily support France ; that the US wished to ensure that no Lend-Lease weapons were being used ‘ to suppress Vietnam — although it was suspected they were ; and that the head of Southeast Asian Affairs at the State Department ( Mr A.L. |
| 7 | Farmer Stewart Bell had already taken steps to prevent children from becoming infected . |
| 8 | It is relevant to recall in this connection that Younger did envisage situations where mere observation could seriously impair privacy — where , for example , the person observed had a reasonable expectation that he would not be subject to observation , or had deliberately taken steps to prevent surveillance , but special technical devices , either optical or electronic ( bugging ) , were used to spy upon him . |
| 9 | We have already taken steps to implement the key recommendations of the Woolf report on the future of our prisons . |
| 10 | But the two tour operators , Owners and Airtours , have already taken steps to ensure bigger business . |