Example sentences of "take [adv prt] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two people would share the role of secretary ; two more with a head for figures would take on the work of treasurer , an area which would necessarily assume vital importance with the huge legal costs that would have to be faced . |
| 2 | Trainer Henry Cecil , however , was satisfied enough to let All At Sea take on the likes of Arazi and Ireland 's Brief Truce . |
| 3 | The new firm will take on the likes of Prudential Re in America 's mainstream market for brokered property-casualty reinsurance ( the insurance that primary insurers themselves take out ) . |
| 4 | Alison 's classes did n't take on the air of duty which can mar anything from going to a party to visiting relations . |
| 5 | Although it welcomed the extension of home ownership , it also recognized the problems of families who could not or would not take on the responsibility of home purchase ( Department of the Environment 1977b ) . |
| 6 | Perhaps the best man could take on the responsibility of arriving before the guests and checking the microphone . |
| 7 | How long will he take on the responsibility of a wife who is blind and helpless ? |
| 8 | The supreme body was the Council of Heads of State , which would take on the responsibility of legal succession from the dissolution of the Soviet Union . |
| 9 | Suffering at this level can then take on the character of being a positive good that was wholly unexpected , and previously unacceptable to us . |
| 10 | Coleman knew them already — they had been to see him at the University of Alabama while planning the trip — and so it was natural enough that he should now take on the chore of shepherding them around the island during their stay . |
| 11 | A year from now , at the Studio Museum in Harlem , ‘ Artists Respond : The ‘ New World ’ Question ’ will take on the quincentenary of Columbus 's voyages to the Americas with the now-customary mix of installations , collaborations , performances and video . |
| 12 | Continuing this political enquiry we should note the belief that was once expressed with some confidence that as workers became more affluent they would take on the values of the middle classes in their society . |
| 13 | Normal human curiosity flexed under the strain , but would not take on the forces of discipline in open combat . |
| 14 | Chair , on the recommendations erm on item D , I 'm a bit unhappy about the use of the term ‘ natural ’ disasters , because I believe that many of the disasters that people in Oxford are actually giving money for are man made disasters , particularly matters of international economics and the unfair burden , erm unfair distribution of wealth which places a whole sector of the world in poverty , and I think , you know , you do get a magnificent response from people in Oxford to these charities , and we must be aware that there are a whole number of greater issues involved , and while I hear what you 're saying earlier on about you ca n't take on the problems of the whole world , I think when people are actually giving money to charities for example , like Oxfam , they are often unaware of these issues , and we do have a wider role in making the , joining with organisations like Oxfam in spreading public awareness on these issues . |
| 15 | British Columbia , who fielded only five of the players that tackled the All Blacks , have acquitted themselves admirably in a four-day period that has seen them take on the might of the two Antipodean giants . |
| 16 | The summary is essentially confined to factual information , otherwise it would take on the shape of a formal report requiring certain strict legal procedures — of which more later . |
| 17 | She needs reassurance from adults and can take on the worries of the world , having a strong sense of justice and fairness . |
| 18 | Jack Carbery will take on the distribution of books . |
| 19 | If you are part of a group with instructors then the instructors should take on the roles of the Jones and tell you the sort of things they think Olwyn will work for . |
| 20 | The children might take on the roles of factory workers who stand to lose their jobs if the factory cleans up its act . |
| 21 | Once married , the partner can take on the shadow of a forbidding parent : ‘ Sex is dirty ; sex is bad . ’ |
| 22 | Moreover , there was some evidence of a feeling in the country that the state must not too readily take on the care of children lest it undermine the responsibilities of parents . |
| 23 | Psychiatry would take on the study of consciousness , including altered states of consciousness , without identifying some states as ‘ pathological ’ . |
| 24 | Johnnie is unable to escape the paralyzing atmosphere of the family home and in the end can only take on the identity of his dead father . |
| 25 | Hall is right to say that current Labour and Liberal parties can not take on the task of realignment , but would be equally correct in saying they ca n't be by-passed . |
| 26 | Both Canada and Argentina admit that it would only be by default that they would take on the task of staging the tournament . |
| 27 | And who would say that enough was enough , and would take on the task of punishing those who transgressed the rules of the game ? |
| 28 | Our generation must take on the task of thinking about the future , of assuming towards it the responsibility that we assume towards our children . |
| 29 | A shef organization from the towns such as an individual factory would take on the role of cultural and political mentor to some rural group . |
| 30 | Companies wishing to register on the EC eco-audit scheme will have to lodge an externally verified environmental statement with a competent body and Coles is hoping the IEA could take on the role of approving accredited verifiers . |