Example sentences of "this [is] [adv] taken [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is generally taken to refer to ‘ Simon , son of Jonas ’ , even though the man 's father is elsewhere identified as Zebedee . |
| 2 | This is sometimes taken to show that the process of monopolisation has come to a halt . |
| 3 | But this is sometimes taken to mean the formation of groups of teachers to generate their own ideas without reference to theory and research of a more rigorous and academic character . |
| 4 | In theory it is typically assumed that we are concerned with the distribution of taxes and benefits among individuals according to their ability to pay ( the normative basis for this is not discussed here — see Lecture 11 ) ; in empirical work , this is typically taken to mean measured money income . |
| 5 | This is usually taken to reflect a generalized normative expectation that women are the appropriate carers ; although empirical evidence about normative expectations is actually fairly sparse ( a point which I shall take up in chapter 5 ) . |
| 6 | Cushite ( 1 ) : this is usually taken to mean " Ethiopian " . |