Example sentences of "is to take the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The simplest way in which these changes may be projected through time is to take the total population at a given instant and to alter it year by year ( or by some other period of time ) according to a chosen assumption about future growth or decline . |
| 2 | Therefore , unless hiking with considerable fortitude , the only way to approximate their journey is to take the normal road up as far as Invermoriston and then continue on its south-western fork , the A887 , and in time it becomes the road — or so I presume — ; Johnson and Boswell travelled , the one cut by General Wade , straight across the rising land and emerging a little over half-way along the present road through Glenmoriston . |
| 3 | Even though things can look bleak for the unemployed , Mr Scott 's advice is to take the long-term view — sooner or later an opportunity is bound to arise . |
| 4 | The most straightforward approach is to take the narrow course of satisfying the client . |
| 5 | Many people say that the solution is to take the young person who has committed a crime out of their community and lock them away , that will achieve a solution . |
| 6 | An alternative way of reaching Rutli from Treib is to take the funicular car ( a ride of 8 minutes ) to Seelisberg on its high terrace at 801m ( 2,627ft ) above sea level , and to walk through the straggling village past church and holiday hotels to the outlook point provided with benches where there is a panorama of the lake as well as a glimpse of Rutli far below . |
| 7 | So I suppose the only answer is to take the unusual step of inviting you back tomorrow , and I hope we can continue the conversation tomorrow . |
| 8 | Light Rapid Transit Project team member Mark Haslam explains : ‘ Our function is to take the corporate view — and present it to whoever is sponsoring individual light rail schemes . ’ |
| 9 | So what you 're doing is to take the focal point away from them and they 're having to look at you if you know what I mean . |