Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] been take [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , in many organisations , the tasks of project appraisal have been taken over by corporate planners , whose primary concern is to ensure that projects , however viable , possess ‘ strategic fit ’ , ie they conform with the long-term aims of the organisation . |
| 2 | The points raised in your meeting have been taken up by Councillor , Lothian Regional Council , who has also been in contact with me . |
| 3 | The issues of health and safety have been taken up by trade unions in the P & o ferries dispute , and the transport strikes of 1989 . |
| 4 | This average conceals an important fact : many of the industries that tend to suffer most during recessions ( suppliers of consumer durables , transport and communications , for example ) have actually cut their debt-service burden since 1980 ; the biggest increases in debt service have been taken on by relatively stable industries ( such as producers of services and consumer non-durables ) . |
| 5 | The point is not merely that decisions about the day to day operation of the business or even long-term strategy have been taken out of the shareholders ' hands — this is the intended , central advantage of the corporate form — but that the shareholders are no longer able to shape the purpose for which the business is run , that is , they are unable to oblige management to maximise profits . |
| 6 | A well converted market building can inject new life into a whole area : Covent Garden is the classic example , where all the former premises of fruit and vegetable wholesalers around the market have been taken over as shops , wine bars and restaurants . |
| 7 | Similarly , it can be maintained , the educational functions of the family have been taken over by more specialized agencies , as have the functions of leisure and protection . |