Example sentences of "took on [art] [adj] meaning " in BNC.
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| 1 | FREE-market economics took on a new meaning last week as schools received an invitation to shop around for the cheapest General Certificate of Secondary Education exams . |
| 2 | With rain keeping both teams off the pitch for long periods , the ‘ corridor of uncertainty ’ took on a new meaning as Keith Fletcher commuted between the two teams ' dressing-rooms , unsure of where his priorities as coach lay . |
| 3 | Fund-raising took on a new meaning and a massive mail-out was undertaken to companies , councils , tourist boards , charitable trusts etc . |
| 4 | After the execution of Louis XVI , anti-royalist criticism took on a new meaning . |
| 5 | In the two latter districts rural education , rather than academic excellence , was seen as a primary purpose of the local system ; in such areas technical education took on a specialised meaning . |
| 6 | Dressing the doll , after her experience with Effie , took on a different meaning for McAllister . |
| 7 | The panel discussions , which included the voices of aboriginal midwives as well as registered nurses , took on a different meaning in this medical environment . |