Example sentences of "to take action [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Federation Against Software ( FAST ) is preparing to take action over the increasing amount of illegally copied software being sold at car boot sales . |
| 2 | The Football Association will wait until they receive the report of match referee Joe Worrall before deciding whether to take action over the mass confrontation which took place after Pointon 's tackle . |
| 3 | The non-availability of this defence at common law is one of the reasons why local authorities , having decided to take action in the High Court , in order to secure an injunction requiring the cessation of the odour , often prefer to bring an action in respect of a public nuisance rather than rely on s.100 of the Public Health Act 1936 where it is uncertain whether or not the defence of best practicable means is available . |
| 4 | THE LOCAL government auditor was today asked to take action in the latest row over city council ‘ junkets . ’ |
| 5 | The Iranian reply states that Mr Nezameddin ‘ was collaborating to take action against the national security of the country ’ . |
| 6 | Apart from the grants to a local authority over which the Central Government exercise control and such other controls as are provided by legislation , the Central Government is in no stronger a position to take action against the local authority than an individual citizen — both have the same right to go to the courts to prevent illegal expenditure by ‘ relator action ’ at the instance of the Attorney-General of the Crown . |