Example sentences of "to take on [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use of the New Workers ' Scheme ( discontinued in 1989 ) which subsidised employers who agreed to take on young workers at low rates of pay and the similar effect of the Jobstart Scheme for the long term unemployed . |
| 2 | ‘ The way I understand it firms are obliged to take on disabled men from the war . ‘ |
| 3 | In times of full employment , employers are more willing to take on disabled people of all kinds and there is a direct economic incentive to ensure that those who can work do . |
| 4 | It does not for the moment wish to take on additional responsibilities in respect of criminal legal aid , means assessments and determinations and taxations of costs , given that it is not at present in a position to do the work more effectively . |
| 5 | Many of the biggest companies are refusing to take on new clients with such cars , and are jacking up the premiums on existing business . |
| 6 | This optimism was partly reflected in the fact that 40 per cent claimed they intended to take on new employees within the next six months . |
| 7 | But none of the employees are expected to take on extra duties after a hard day in the shop . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's encouraging that work is being made which refuses this ridiculous demand for positive images , which tries to take on multiple aspects of identity . |
| 9 | Many of them , it was suggested by the organisations we spoke to , are married women with domestic commitments who are unable or unwilling to work on a regular basis but who value the opportunity to take on occasional work outside normal hours , particularly in the pre-Christmas period ( the height of the banqueting season ) . |
| 10 | In the case of general practitioners it may be necessary for family health services authorities to take on delegated authority from the Medical Practices Committee for recruiting general practitioners and approving average list sizes . |
| 11 | Grants came in from the Welsh Office , Welsh Tourist Board and the local authorities allowing the newly formed Brecon Mountain Railway Company to take on permanent staff for line construction and a stone-faced workshop ( in keeping with other buildings in the National Park ) built at Pontsticill . |
| 12 | As well as acting he has moved also to take on Artistic Directorship of his own company , Compass . |
| 13 | There was also the prospect of extending the scheme worldwide and the Institute was about to take on statutory responsibilities under the Companies Act 1989 . |
| 14 | There was no ‘ minimum wage ’ and clubs tended to take on large numbers of hopefuls at low rates . |
| 15 | Desperate for cash following the Swedish debacle , he was one of the first to take on commercial sponsorship by negotiating a less than lucrative deal with Lovetts Panty Hose Ltd , and solely responsible for the bankrupting record fiasco when , at crippling expense , the team took on the guise of the Whaddon Promotion All Stars , and released a record , Go Go Athletic-O . |
| 16 | There are many plants that give off scent during the day but which seem to take on fresh strength in the evenings . |
| 17 | Courage to take on enormous challenges in management and scientific matters . |