Example sentences of "[noun pl] would be taken [adv] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | The French proposals had four key institutional ingredients : a council of government heads or foreign ministers that would meet regularly , but where decisions would be taken only by unanimous agreement ; a permanent secretariat based in Paris which would also be intergovernmental since it would be composed of ‘ senior officials of the Foreign Affairs Department of each Member State ’ ; four permanent intergovernmental committees to take care of the policy fields of foreign affairs , defence , commerce and cultural affairs ; and a European assembly whose members would be appointed by the national legislatures . |
| 2 | It was announced that remaining unresolved issues would be taken up by the START negotiating teams in Geneva , and both sides stressed their determination to complete the drafting by the end of 1990 . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ I think even the most broadminded of men would be taken aback by this . ’ |
| 4 | In that event the players ' registrations would be taken over by the League and transfer fees payable to Lytham . |
| 5 | In December 1986 Lord Crickhowell announced that the plans to transform the Cardiff docklands would be taken forward by an urban development corporation — Cardiff Bay development corporation — established specifically for that task . |