Example sentences of "[noun sg] for taking [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE Sports Council may cut the British Amateur Weightlifters ' Association 's £170,000 grant for taking no action against Andrew Davies and Andrew Saxton . |
| 2 | Their supervision of mints and markets in their civitates would give plenty of opportunity for taking a cut . |
| 3 | But he got a 50 per cent rise for taking the £120,000 CBI job . |
| 4 | I have therefore been considering the case for taking the initiative and disclosing details of the Committee structure . |
| 5 | Environmental groups believe that because the big industrial nations control these committees and are anxious to avoid curbs on industry and car use , they are using this scientific research as an excuse for taking no action . |
| 6 | Very obviously when this town was designed and laid out and nobody foresaw the growth of the private motor car , er today private motor car is accepted , but in a town which was built perhaps the idea that one in twenty would own a motor car and we 're now faced with the probably one in three have a motor car , we 're now faced with a problem which can only detract from life in the town , also the fact that huge lorries are passing through what were envisaged as quiet residential neighbourhoods with a consequent breaking of curbs and of paving stones where the lorries are compelled to mount the pavings in order to get round parked cars and things of that nature it detracts from the life in Harlow I do , I think a considerable extent , erm , the other factor is that there 's become a lack of pride in the town by the people who live in it , this is seen from the amount of rubbish , and refuse that is dropped from the minor vandalism that goes on the graffiti , er particularly in underpasses where people are walking to the town centre and that , those are the things where the town has lost its way , when we first came here you never saw bits of paper and packages from sweets and cigarettes and things , perhaps maybe because the package industry has developed over the years and that er whereas whenever we had responsibility for taking a small child out , if it had sweets it was encouraged to put the wrappings in its pocket until it got home , now of course it 's encouraged to drop it just where it wants to and er this not only applies to children , some of the worst culprits are the adults who leave the , leave the public houses with a can of beer to drink on the way home and drop it just when they 've finished the last drop of beer or the fish and chip paper 's just dropped . |
| 7 | Responsibility for taking the decision to imprison a person before trial is shared between the police , Crown Prosecution Service and the courts . |
| 8 | Assistant Director heads the team of seven which has responsibility for taking an overview of how the new qualifications are received , and providing help and advice to centres . |
| 9 | understand why all the agencies involved identify four in those circumstances I think in R A Southern Water district to themselves , because we 've got that information repeated across the county erm and it seemed to me important that erm somebody er accepted responsibility for taking an overall view of the circumstances to er merely because of course we can only concern ourselves with manmade er circumstances rather than er erm but I think you know members would agree that as a strategic planning authority , we appear to be the only auth er the only body which can erm in the cold light of day we view the circumstances look at the implications for strategic planning and local planning and the suggestion of those developments and obviously that would be a concern to us and er I felt and I have to that it is an area of responsibility erm which er within the of this |
| 10 | No one was henceforth to suffer death or mutilation for taking the king 's deer : the penalties were to be limited to amercement , imprisonment or exile . |
| 11 | Holman is critical of the 1975 Children Act for taking no cognisance of the link between child separation and poverty . |
| 12 | He plans a strong youth policy as the basis for taking the re-born club into the Welsh pyramid soccer system . |
| 13 | The element of time-saving is seen as significant by many employers , and one respondent identified it as the main motive for taking a recruiting problem to a search consultant in the first place . |
| 14 | Moreover , the attempt to build-in behavioural response highlights the need for taking a more fully integrated view ; for instance , in the personal sector , saving , housing tenure , and labour supply decisions need to be considered in conjunction . |
| 15 | Lord Mayor , may I begin by congratulating so many from the majority group for taking the time to attend today 's Council meeting . |
| 16 | Miss Knox 's solicitor Rosemary Nelson praised her courage for taking the case and said she hoped who would offer encouragement to other women in a similar position . |
| 17 | He was asked whether he thought he would get back his record for taking the most Test wickets . |
| 18 | Later , much later , when she had occasion to meet a policeman 's wife , a woman who had been beaten up by her husband for taking a lover on the nights he was on duty , the wife said to her , ‘ Well , you ought to understand . |
| 19 | Thankyou for taking the trouble to read my letter , perhaps you would like to try this approach , if we all work together it will be to everyone 's advantage . |
| 20 | A separate political party within the federation created in 1900. the ILP remained the most important avenue for taking an active role in the Labour Party as an individual socialist . |
| 21 | He also criticised the commission for taking the decision in private . |
| 22 | Mrs Slewy has been in trouble for taking the cancer-box from the counter in Mock 's . |
| 23 | The Alkali and Clean Air Inspectorate spelt out its wobbly rationale for taking no action in its 1981 Report , saying that its powers were ‘ intended to protect the population and environment of England and Wales ’ , so ‘ it is unlikely that action could be taken under the legislation solely to protect the environment of other countries . ’ |
| 24 | Ever a man for taking the particular to exhibit the general , this allowed him a global crack at the Scots : he claimed that they were not interested in doing anything unless it had natural awkwardness in it : ‘ What can not be done without some uncommon trouble or particular expedient , will not often be done at all . |
| 25 | The case had led to criticism against the Government for taking a ‘ do nothing approach ’ . |
| 26 | As Table 2.10 shows , the single most important reason for taking a temporary job was that a permanent job was not available , although even then this was the reason given by only one third of all temporary workers . |
| 27 | As well as the reasons given in answer to direct questions , the LFS provides information on the importance of a further reason for taking a temporary job — that of being a participant in a special employment programme . |
| 28 | The single most important reason for taking a temporary job given by respondents to the LFS was that a permanent job was not available [ see Table 2.10 ] . |
| 29 | But you know , dear boy , the only possible reason for taking a job like this is to get away from school or family . ’ |
| 30 | The second reason for taking the ‘ non-party ’ claim seriously is that the various Leagues — and not just the three studied by Coetzee — were frequently critical of the Conservative party and expressed strong reservations about the effectiveness of the Conservatives as a political force . |